Plaque

Charles Dickens Museum - blue plaque

Inscription

Charles Dickens, 1812 - 1870, novelist, lived here.
L.C.C.

Site: Charles Dickens Museum - blue plaque (1 memorial)

WC1, Doughty Street, 48

This building is often said to be Dickens' only surviving London home.  There is at least one other: 10 Norfolk Street, now 22 Cleveland Street. The Doughty Street house was purchased by the Dickens Fellowship in 1925 and houses The Charles Dickens Museum.

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Charles Dickens Museum - blue plaque

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Charles Dickens

Born, son of Elizabeth and John Dickens, at No.1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, ...

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Charles Dickens Museum - blue plaque

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London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...

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