Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum

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Charles Dickens' birthplace

Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum [1] is a writer's house museum in Landport, Portsmouth, England, [2] situated at the birthplace of the eminent English author Charles Dickens; [3] and as such played a prominent part [4] in the 2012 bicentennial celebrations. [5] It is one of six museums run by Portsmouth Museums, part of Portsmouth City Council.

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The house has been owned by the town and then city of Portsmouth since 1904. [6] Its interior underwent significant restoration in the 1960s. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Museum details". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Geograph
  3. ↑ "Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum – Museum in Portsmouth, Portsmouth". Portsmouth. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "The 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens". The Telegraph. 7 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "World celebrates 200th anniversary of Dickens's birth". BBC News. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 O’Brien, Charles; Bailey, Bruce; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Lloyd, David W. (2018). The Buildings of England Hampshire: South. Yale University Press. p. 532. ISBN   9780300225037.

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