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.

The home of Southey and his family from late January until late May 1802.

The residence of Southeys’ parents, given up in early 1793 after the death of his father in December 1792.

Village in the Lake district, Mary Barker lodged near there in 1806. Hartley and Derwent Coleridge attended the school run by John Dawes there.

Southey was a student at Balliol College, Oxford in 1792-1794, though he left without taking a degree.

An inn in St Martin le Grand, near Smithfield, London, from which coaches and wagons left for Cumbria.

Town, just along the coast from Burton, Hampshire. Southey stayed there briefly in June 1797 and again in October 1799, while supervising renovations to the house he was renting at Burton.

The home of Southey’s aunt, Elizabeth Tyler. He spent several years of his childhood living there and often returned in 1792-1794. In October 1794 Miss Tyler threw Southey out of the house when she learned of his relationship with Edith Fricker and involvement in Pantisocracy.

Joseph Cottle’s bookshop in Bristol. This was at 48 High St from April 1791 to March 1798. Cottle then moved to 5 Wine St until financial troubles forced him to close his business in July 1799.

The ancient parish church for Keswick, and located very close to Greta Hall. It became the burial place of several members of the Southey family.

Southey visited the Irish capital for about 10 days in October 1801 at the beginning of his employment as secretary to Isaac Corry.

The house rented by Tom Southey and his family in 1819. It was in Newlands, a valley running southwest from Greta Hall to Buttermere. Southey was a frequent visitor and enjoyed swimming in the beck near Tom’s home.

Home of William Wordsworth and his family, from December 1799 to May 1808.

House on the outskirts of Keswick. From 1800, the home of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his family. Southey and his wife visited in August 1801 and made it their permanent residence from September 1803.

Market town in the Lake District. From 1800, the home of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his family. Southey and his wife visited in August 1801 and made it their permanent residence from September 1803.

An estate close to the Welsh-English border, which centred on the ruins of an Augustinian priory. Southey visited in October 1798 on his walking tour of South Wales with Charles Danvers. In 1807 Walter Savage Landor purchased it. He attempted to create a model estate, planting trees, importing merino sheep and improving the roads. His visitors included Southey. A series of disputes with his neighbours, including his tenant Charles Betham, whom Southey had recommended to him, and mounting financial problems led Landor to depart for the continent in early 1814.

Situated at the north end of Lake Windermere; from 1800–1815 it was the home of Charles and Priscilla Lloyd. Southey and his family visited them there.

Large landed estate close to Penrith. It was the ancestral home of the Lowthers, later Earls of Lonsdale. At its heart was Lowther Castle, built after 1802 by William, Earl of Lonsdale. The Earl and his wife were patrons of the arts, and Southey was their guest on several occasions. In 1823 he published ‘Lines Written in Lady Lonsdale’s Album’.

The home of Southey’s school friend Charles Collins.

Home of George Maber, who was the local Rector. Southey visited him on October 1798 on his walking tour of South Wales with Charles Danvers.

The home of Thomas Phillipps Lamb and his family. Southey visited the Lambs there in 1791 and 1792.

Southey’s residence in London during his time there in February–May 1797. His landlords were a Mr and Mrs Peacock.

The premises of Southey’s publisher, Longman.

Home of Thomas Hill, book-collector and part-proprietor of the Monthly Mirror. Southey, who admired Hill’s collection of English poetry, was an occasional visitor.

Located between Ambleside and Grasmere, from 1813 onwards it was the home of William Wordsworth and his family.

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.

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.

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.

John May’s London address from 1817, when it was left to him in his aunt’s will.

The home of Southey’s friend Mrs Elizabeth Dolignon and her sisters the Misses Delamere. Southey spent much time there when he was at Westminster school and stayed at Theobalds after his expulsion from Westminster in April 1792.

A farm rented by Tom Southey and his family from early 1816 until their move to Emerald Bank on 25 March 1819.

The home of the Wynn family.