Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum Explained

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. Its interior underwent significant restoration in the 60s.^[6]

See also

• Dickens family
• Dickens World
• Charles Dickens Museum, London
• Tavistock House

External links

• Official website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Museum details . 19 January 2015 . 9 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110709094440/http://www.charlesdickensbirthplace.co.uk/ . dead .
2. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/161217 Geograph
3. Web site: Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum – Museum in Portsmouth, Portsmouth . 2022-03-19 . Portsmouth . en-GB.
4. Web site: 7 February 2012 . The 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens . The Telegraph.
5. News: 2 March 2012 . World celebrates 200th anniversary of Dickens's birth . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-03-19.
6. Book: O’Brien . Charles. Bailey . Bruce. Pevsner . Nikolaus . Lloyd . David W. . 2018 . The Buildings of England Hampshire: South . Yale University Press . 532. 9780300225037.