Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum
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.
The house has been owned by the town and then city of Portsmouth since 1904.[6] Its interior underwent significant restoration in the 60s.[6]
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[edit]- ^ "Museum details". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Geograph
- ^ "Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum – Museum in Portsmouth, Portsmouth". Portsmouth. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "The 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens". The Telegraph. 7 February 2012.
- ^ "World celebrates 200th anniversary of Dickens's birth". BBC News. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b 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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