John Clare Cottage | |
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Address | 12 Woodgate |
Town or city | Helpston |
Coordinates | 52°38′03″N 0°20′41″W / 52.6342°N 0.3446°W |
Named for | John Clare |
Owner | John Clare Trust |
Website | |
http://www.clarecottage.org/ |
John Clare Cottage is a cottage and literary museum in Helpston, Peterborough, United Kingdom. The cottage was the birthplace of English poet John Clare (1793-1864).
The thatched Grade II* cottage [1] at 12 Woodgate, Helpston, originally consisted of five smaller tenement buildings, that were joined into a single structure at a later date. [2]
The cottage was bought by the John Clare Trust in 2005. [3] In May 2007, the Trust gained £1.27 million of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund [4] and commissioned Jefferson Sheard Architects to create a new landscape design and Visitor Centre, including a cafe, shop and exhibition space. The Cottage was restored using traditional building methods and is open to the public.
In 2013 the John Clare Trust received a further grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help preserve the building [5] and provide educational activities for young people visiting the cottage. [6]
The garden behind the cottage is maintained by volunteers, and planted with varieties which would have been seen in Clare's time. [3]
The John Clare Cottage forms part of the Fens Museum Partnership, along with Peterborough Museum and Flag Fen. [7]
John Clare Cottage | |
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| |
General information | |
Address | 12 Woodgate |
Town or city | Helpston |
Coordinates | 52°38′03″N 0°20′41″W / 52.6342°N 0.3446°W |
Named for | John Clare |
Owner | John Clare Trust |
Website | |
http://www.clarecottage.org/ |
John Clare Cottage is a cottage and literary museum in Helpston, Peterborough, United Kingdom. The cottage was the birthplace of English poet John Clare (1793-1864).
The thatched Grade II* cottage [1] at 12 Woodgate, Helpston, originally consisted of five smaller tenement buildings, that were joined into a single structure at a later date. [2]
The cottage was bought by the John Clare Trust in 2005. [3] In May 2007, the Trust gained £1.27 million of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund [4] and commissioned Jefferson Sheard Architects to create a new landscape design and Visitor Centre, including a cafe, shop and exhibition space. The Cottage was restored using traditional building methods and is open to the public.
In 2013 the John Clare Trust received a further grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help preserve the building [5] and provide educational activities for young people visiting the cottage. [6]
The garden behind the cottage is maintained by volunteers, and planted with varieties which would have been seen in Clare's time. [3]
The John Clare Cottage forms part of the Fens Museum Partnership, along with Peterborough Museum and Flag Fen. [7]