Great Ayton Friends' School

In 1841 the school was established "for the maintenance of 36 boys and the same number of girls belonging to or connected with the Society of Friends; others are admitted at a charge representing about the average cost of each child per annum.

The course of instruction embraces Latin, French, Euclid, Geometry, Algebra, and various scientific subjects: Agriculture, Chemistry, Physiology, Botany, etc.

[2] George Dixon was the first superintendent of the Quaker School, he also started a botanical class in the village for local residents, including lichenologist William A. Mudd, (1829-1879).

Dwindling pupil numbers had given the trustees no other option but to close the school at the end of the term.

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.

The styles vary from the farmhouse family homes, to cottages and traditional three-storey town houses.