Windemere St Annes

1863 Miss Catherine Sharpe opened a small school at East Bank, Lytham. The School for the Accomplished moved premises several times as it grew into St Anne's High.

1866 'New Elleray' built by Mr Arthur Heywood of Manchester on the site of Professor Wilson's (Christopher North's) House.

1866 Browhead built. Later owned by Mr Wood, Chairman of the Daimler car company, who added Hodge Howe and planted the ornamental gardens and shrubberies, laid out an ornamental boating lake and tennis courts.

1900 St Anne's, addition of 'Oversands House' and 'Riversands' in 1908.

1918 St Anne's added to the list of schools' approved by the board of Education, senior and junior sections separated and 'Wynslade House'.

1921 Mrs Leigh and Miss Morrison from St Anne's visit Windermere for an old girls wedding. They were taken to visit Browhead which they subsequently bought.

1924 With an extra week's spring holiday, the school moved to Windermere at a total cost of £210, using the train and 24 pantechnicon lorries.

1944 Elleray purchased from Mr Riggs, owner of the Windermere Hotel.

1967 Windermere St Anne's became a Trust

1968 Crampton Hall was built.

1972 Mr Michael Jenkins appointed as Headmaster.

1974 Became a Round Square member School. Construction of the Science block and four departmental buildings.

1978 Sports Hall opened.

1987 The Jenkins Centre for performing arts and the dining room were built.

1990 Westmorland House built for Sixth Form students.

1994 Hodge Howe Pavilion refurbished and opened by Prince Andrew.

1997 Low energy telephone transmitter installed at Elleray.

1999 Senior school became co-educational and changed name to Windermere St Anne's School. Miss Wendy Ellis appointed as Headmistress.

2001 Langdale House opened as the new boarding house for boys.

2006 Mr Allan Graham appointed as Headmaster. Approved as an IB World School.

2007 Ben Freeman appointed as Headmaster of Elleray.

'Ellerays', the diving

steps, Hodge Howe

Before school on

the terrace

Browhead