35 Strand, London
The home of Southey and his family from late January until late May 1802.
The home of Southey and his family from late January until late May 1802.
The village of Nether Stowey in Somerset. Home of Tom Poole, who found a cottage there for the Coleridge family between 1797 and 1799. Southey visited in August 1799, after his reconciliation with Coleridge.
Area of Bristol, north of the city centre. Southey lived there March–April 1800.
Herefordshire village. Southey’s uncle Herbert Hill had been presented to the living there in 1790 by John Hampden-Trevor (1748–1824). Hill was an absentee Vicar and only took up residence in the parish in 1807 on his return from Portugal after the French invasion. He resigned in 1810 when appointed to the living at Streatham.
Home, in Pimlico, London, of Grosvenor Bedford.
Located just north of Keswick, it is the fourth highest mountain in England. A popular place for excursions by the Southeys and their friends, most notably a bonfire held to celebrate the victory at Waterloo in 1815.
The Worcestershire home of the Seward family. Southey visited in March-April 1793.
The house, near to Charles Danvers, rented by Southey and his wife from May 1802–August 1803. Their first child, Margaret, was born and died there. Her death prompted them to leave Bristol for good. In future years, Southey only returned on occasional visits.
Located between Ambleside and Grasmere, from 1813 onwards it was the home of William Wordsworth and his family.
A house built at great expense in Borrowdale, near Keswick, by Southey’s friend and erstwhile neighbour Mary Barker. The costs incurred forced Barker to retrench and move to Boulogne in April 1819.