The History of Shaw House
Shaw House was built in 1581 by Thomas Dolman, whose family had made their money in the cloth trade. This fine, Grade 1 listed Elizabethan building was home to successive Dolman families, the flamboyant Duke of Chandos and the Andrews, Eyre and Farquhar families.
In 1943 Shaw House began a new life as a school for generations of local children. However, in 1985 Shaw House was evacuated due to concerns about the structure of the building.
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