A CREATIVE Sedbergh School student has illustrated a charity children's book about one of the town's most iconic landmarks.

The book about the Pepperpot by upper sixth form pupil Anna Walkden, 18, from Sedbergh, is part of a project to rebuild and share the history of the building.

It weaves together different versions of the story told in folklore - from a cow getting stuck in the building the 1950s to rumours that it was used as an isolation house for the daughter of a local landowner who contracted Tuberculosis.

Other reports suggest it was built as a dining house for the Akay family.

Money made from the book will go towards sponsoring the education of Linly Symon, a young woman undertaking a public health degree at Livingstonia University, Malawi. Anna has helped her through the Medic Malawi charity during her time at Sedbergh.

The Pepperpot had been falling in to disrepair for nearly 80 years until a seven-month restoration project began last year.

It has seen the building turned into a space that can be used by schools and community groups in Sedbergh and across South Lakeland.

The outside of the building will host panels detailing the history of the site, the ecology of the area and also astronomy.

Inside the building there will be an exhibition space for local artists and a six-sided viewing room upstairs with windows facing all directions.

The books will be available from Sedbergh School shop for a suggested donation of £5.

It has has been written as part of a Heritage Lottery Fund and Yorkshire Dales National Park Sustainability Fund project and is available to order online at www.trybooking.co.uk/470.

The official opening of the Pepperpot is on May 14.