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 The Old Vicarage - Knutsford, Cheshire, UK.
N 53° 18.408 W 002° 22.438
30U E 541714 N 5906583
The blue plaque is mounted on the wall of a house located on King Street in Knutsford.
Waymark Code: WM12XJN
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/02/2020
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The blue plaque is mounted on the side wall of a house that was the Old Vicarage, located on the corner of King Street and Drury Lane. The plaque is inscribed as follows; THE OLD VICARAGE
This house was
donated by will in
1718 to be used as a
vicarage. Around 1910,
Alison Uttley,
countrywoman and
childrens' writer
lived here. ( visit link) ( visit link) ( visit link) Alison Uttley
"Alison Uttley was a British writer of over 100 books. She is now best known for her children’s series about Little Grey Rabbit, and Sam Pig.
Alison née Alice Jane Taylor was born on 17th December 1884 in Cromford and was brought up in rural Derbyshire.
She was educated at the Lea School in Holloway and the Lady Manners School in Bakewell, where she developed a love for science which led to a scholarship to Manchester University to read physics.
In 1906 she became the second woman honours graduate of the university.
After leaving university, she trained as a teacher in Cambridge and in 1908 took up a post as a physics teacher at Fulham Secondary School for Girls in West London.
Around 1910, she was living at The Old Vicarage in King Street, Knutsford.
In 1911 she married James Arthur Uttley, and in 1914 had her only child, John Corin Taylor.
From 1924 to 1938 the Uttleys lived at Downs House, 13 Higher Downs, Bowdon, Cheshire, which now has a blue plaque commemorating them.
In 1938 she moved to Beaconsfield, where Enid Blyton was a neighbour,
Alison died on 7th May 1976 aged 91 at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England."
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Blue Plaque managing agency: Knutsford Town Council
Individual Recognized: Alison Uttley
Physical Address:
131, King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, UK.
Web Address: Not listed
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