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After the school closed in 1969 Hubert Butler |
After the school closed in 1969 Hubert Butler had the building converted into holiday flats. He died in 1971 and the ownership passed over to his son. |
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It was then sold to Pullwood Bay Estate in 2002 and converted into luxury holiday flats with a new extension to the south side of the house. Both the boathouse and the lodge were also converted. |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 22:48, 12 June 2011
Huyton Hill Preparatory School
Huyton Hill Preparatory School for boys was for 8 to 13 year olds to prepare them for entrance to a Public School.
The School at Huyton
The school was originally established at Victoria Road in Huyton near to Liverpool, England. It is listed in the Liverpool Schools directory, see external links.
It was the first school in the country to host its own aircraft landing strip as reported in Flight Magazine, page 635, July 8th 1932.
The School in the Lake District
At the outbreak of World War II the school was moved to the Lake District where Pull Wood House, at the north west corner of Windermere just south of Pull Wyke, was rented to accommodate the school. After the war the headmaster, Hubert Butler, purchased the house and grounds and continued to run the school until 1969.
School Staff
The joint headmasters were Hubert D. Butler and his brother Major Gerald Villers Butler.
Dormitories
The dormitories were all named after local mountains in the Lake District as follows:
Second floor: Scafell, Wetherlam, Bowfell, Skiddaw, Loughrigg
Loughrigg was on the right at the top of the senior floor, skiddaw left, then Bowfell straight ahead and then Wetheralm and Scafell down the Corridor.
First floor: Wray, Helvellyn, Langdales, Catbells, Dollywaggon
Dollywaggon was above the dining room at the front of the house. Catbells at the north end over the Crossley room, Langdales next to it over the Library. Helvellyn was to the left of the stairs and Wray at the south end of the house facing the boathouse.
School Closure
After the school closed in 1969 Hubert Butler had the building converted into holiday flats. He died in 1971 and the ownership passed over to his son. It was then sold to Pullwood Bay Estate in 2002 and converted into luxury holiday flats with a new extension to the south side of the house. Both the boathouse and the lodge were also converted.