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Celebrating 155 years ........

Helen Beatrix Potter was born on 28 July 1866.  She was an English writer and illustrator best known for her children’s books featuring animals.   Born into an upper-middle-class household, Potter did not go to school but was educated by goverernesses and grew up isolated from other children.  She had numerous pets and spent holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developing a love of landscape, flora and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted.

In her thirties, Potter self-published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Following this, Potter began writing and illustrating children's books full-time. Potter wrote thirty books, the best known being her collection of books featuring characters such as Jemima Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle.

At the height of her career, Potter gave it all away to become a sheep farmer.  Her fascination with the breeding and evolution of animals - which had also inspired her books - made Beatrix a prize-winning breeder of Herdwick sheep and a prosperous farmer interested in land preservation.

Potter died in 1943. Her books continue to sell throughout the world in many languages and Peter Rabbit remains the oldest licenced character ever with his image being used on coins, stamps, china, in logos and movies and as figurines and children’s toys.