Present
The Friends school estate was sold to Wimpey Homes. Working with English Heritage and The Georgian Society, the company established a development with attempted sympathy to the local style and to the surrounding architecture. Many of the school’s original features have been retained and the local wildlife and landscapes have been carefully managed.
Wimpey built 63 exclusive properties on the grounds. The styles vary from the farmhouse family homes, to cottages and traditional three-story town houses.
In the Richardson School Hall, 21 apartments were sold, ranging in price from £120,000 to £200,000.
The Quakers in Great Ayton set aside part of the meeting house as an 'Old Scholars' room containing many items selected by Old Scholars to be retained as mementoes of the School. The War Memorial plaque from the School dining room is placed there while the memorial benches remain in the meeting room.
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