Adcote School
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Adcote School is a non-selective independent day and boarding school for girls, located in the village of Little Ness, 5 miles northwest of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The school was founded in 1
Adcote School main building, built in 1879
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Adcote's Founder Mrs. Amy Gough
Queen Mary. Queen Mary was a regular visitor to Adcote
Richard Norman Shaw
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Richard Norman Shaw RA, also known as Norman Shaw, was a British architect who worked from the 1870s to the 1900s, known for his country houses and for commercial buildings. He is considered to be amo
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…was married to Deborah Darby. In 1868 the property was conveyed to Rebecca Darby, the widow of Alfred Darby. The house was designed by the architect Richard Norman Shaw RA to a Tudor design and stands in 27 acres (110,000 m2) of landscaped gardens. Some local sources of inspiration for Adcote are thought to be Benthall…
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Cragside, Northumberland, 1869
St. Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park, 1879
Norman Shaw Buildings, London. 1887