Public impact

Here we thank all those organisations and individuals who have helped to keep Wordsworth’s memory alive at Dove Cottage in 2019/20.

Funding partners

Other major funders and donors in 2019/20*

Public sector

Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership and the Northern Powerhouse Cumbria County Council

Other institutional funders

The Wolfson Foundation The W.W. Spooner Charitable Trust The John R. Murray Charitable Trust The Sir John Fisher Foundation The Michael Marks Charitable Trust Children and the Arts Cumbria Gardens Trust Anonymous Wheaton College

Individuals

Tamsin Abbott Patricia Grodd and Michael Stone Professor Sir Drummond Bone Gillian Berry Mr and Mrs John Forsyth Dr Cecilia and Mr Nicholas Powell Mr and Mrs John Spedding Mrs Corinna Wiltshire Mr Robert Cornish Dr and Mrs Adam Naylor Professor Paul Betz and Carol Rosen Mr and Mrs Thompson The Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury PC Mr David Heal Mr and Mrs Trevor Smale Mr Tim Robertson Kirsty Anderson Mr Harry Williamson FCSI Mrs Eira Leach Mr and Mrs Tony Vaughan Mr and Mrs Peter Whyte Mr Richard Arnold Professor Angus Easson Mrs Margaret Thomas Mrs Constance Parrish Mrs Margaret Hill Professor John Kerrigan Mrs Georgiana Wordsworth Mr and Mrs Stewart Douglas-Mann Mr and Mrs Timothy Harding Mr Clive Pickup Dr Elizabeth Poskitt Mr Tony Reavell Mr and Mrs Frank Stirrup Mr Mike Woodhouse CVO

Legacies and in memoriam

The late Miss May Blenkinsopp The late Mr & Mrs Charles Plouviez The late Dr W.H. Kelliher The late Kisty Creighton

* This is a list of grants and donations of £100 or more received in the 12 months to 31 March 2020. Gifts received since 1 April 2020 will be published at a future date.

Patrons of the Wordsworth Trust (since 1 April 2019) Mrs Jan Ambler Mrs Susan Axford Mr and Mrs John Barker Dr Jackie Bettess Professor Paul Betz and Carol Rosen Dr Lynn Bindman Lady Boyd James Brockbank and Louise Ronane The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE Mrs Mary Chuck Mr and Mrs John Collier Mrs Diana Delbridge Mrs Sheila Edwards Lord and Lady Egremont Miss Veronica Finch Mr and Mrs John Forsyth Patricia Grodd and Michael Stone The Baroness Kidron OBE and Mr Lee Hall Mr David Heal Mrs Diana Matthews JP, DL Dr and Mrs Adam Naylor Professor Lucy Newlyn Mr John Nicoll Dr Deborah L. Pfuntner Dr Cecilia and Mr Nicholas Powell Mr Charles Sebag-Montefiore Mrs Harriette Smale The Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury PC Mr and Mrs John Spedding Mr Harry Williamson FCSI Mrs Corinna Wiltshire

Donations to the Collection

28 drawings and prints, including watercolours of Wastwater and Buttermere by William Green (both c.1810), and a watercolour of the Needles from the Isle of Wight by Philip James de Loutherbourg, used to illustrate the artist’s Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales, 1805.

The gifts of the W.W. Spooner Charitable Trust.

Graham Arnold, Dorothy Wordsworth at Dove Cottage on the Morning of William’s Marriage to Mary Hutchinson, painting, 2015

The gift of Tamsin Abbott.

Two silver serving spoons engraved by Thomas Bewick and a box of ten metal assay punches, c.1812.

The gift of Kirsty Anderson.

John Scott, Picturesque views of the city of Paris and its environs, published in two volumes, 1823.

The gift of Robert Cornish.

17 watercolour drawings by the Reverend Joseph Wilkinson (1763–1831), including two drawings used to illustrate the artist’s Select Views, 1810, the publication that first featured the text of what was to become Wordsworth’s Guide to the Lakes.

The gift of Charles and Maggie Plouviez, received by bequest.

Two watercolour drawings of the exterior and interior of Dove Cottage by an unknown artist, 1901.

The gifts of Harry Williamson.

We also thank the many authors who have donated copies of their new publications to our library.

Royal Patron

HRH The Prince of Wales

President

The Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury PC

Fellows

The title of ‘Fellow’ is used to recognise individuals who have made a significant contribution to the Wordsworth Trust, for example as trustees, longstanding supporters or advocates. Fellows are not involved in our governance, but they are important and valued ambassadors for our work.

Mrs Eileen Ainscough Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC The Rt Hon the Lord Bragg The Rt Hon the Lord Brooke CH PC Mr Michael Broughton Mr John Collier FCA Mr Stewart Douglas-Mann Professor Stephen Gill The Rt Hon the Earl of Gowrie PC Mr Tony Harrison Mr Laurence Harwood OBE FRICS Mr Peter Jubb Professor John Kerrigan Professor Grevel Lindop Sir Ian McKellen CH CBE Dr Lucasta Miller Mr John Murdoch Mr John Murray Mrs Virginia Murray The Lady Rupert Nevill Mr Charles Nugent Professor Seamus Perry Dr Cecilia Powell FSA Professor Fiona Sampson MBE FRSL Mr Charles Sebag-Montefiore FSA Dr Lynn Shepherd Mr John Spedding CBE DL Ms Claire Tomalin FRSL Dr David Wilson FCIS FSA Mrs Pamela Woof FRSL

We try hard to keep our lists accurate and up to date. Please contact Mark Bains, Development Manager, if you find any inaccuracies: m.bains@wordsworth.org.uk.

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