The Charles Dickens Museum Is The Author’s Only London Home Still Standing
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Charles Dickens lived at 8 Doughty Street in Holborn, London, from 1837 to 1839. The Georgian terraced house is now a museum. He wrote several books at this house, including Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. The home was set for demolition in 1923 but was saved by the Dickens Fellowship.
The museum features the only known item of clothing worn by the author. It’s a court suit and sword he wore when meeting the Prince of Wales in 1870. Dickens moved on to bigger homes after his family expanded (he had 10 children) and he accumulated more wealth. This museum is the only remaining Dickens home in London.
