EXHIBITIONS

Rawlinson 350 celebrates 350 years since the founding of the school library by ex-pupil, Daniel Rawlinson. After losing his pub, The Mitre in the Great Fire of London, he returned to his home county and rebuild his old school and starting the library collection in 1685. The books donated to the library came from friends, family and business associates, leaving us with a wide range of subjects from the expected - Latin and religious scripture - to a more unusual collection made up of world maps, geometry, astonomy and history. It is these books that fed the minds of schoolboys for the next 230 years, including William Wordsworth and his brothers.

Now, thanks to the hard work of our library volunteers and thanks to a grant from Westmorland County Council's 'Thrive with Arts, Heritage and Culture' fund, we have four new display cases allowing us to exhibit - for the first time - our larger collection. One of our display cases is placed downstairs, allowing all our visitors to see aspects of our collection. 

Previous Exhibitions:

• The Three Williams: William Pearson, William Wordsworth, and William Carter Preston
  • The Three Williams webinars can be watched on our YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/@HawksheadGrammarSchoolMuseum?si=zI18OrluU2HIDjob 
• Headmaster Reginald Samson and his family
• Schoolboy doodles 
• School Through the Ages