AT RYDAL MOUNT, BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS
100 BOOKS FROM THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, POET LAUREATE
Access
3rd April - 2nd November 2020, 7 days a week, 9.30am to 5pm.
- Right to view without prior appointment
- Lent to public exhibitions
The owner's binding undertakings
1. We undertake with respect to the Collection, that during our lifetime or until it is disposed of whether by sale or gift or otherwise: (a) to keep the Collection, as a Collection, permanently in the United Kingdom and not to remove it temporarily except for a purpose and a period approved by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC); (b) to take reasonable steps for its preservation; (c) to take the following steps to secure reasonable access to the public (i) the Collection will be on loan for display at Rydal Mount, Ambleside, Lake District, LA22 9LU ("the loan arrangement") (ii) if the loan arrangement is terminated by Rydal Mount, we shall agree with HMRC alternative arrangements for providing the public with access to the Collection. We understand that, in such event, our failure to institute a suitable replacement arrangement within a reasonable period of time to secure public access to …