The Charles Dickens Museum London
Society of the Livery Visit June 18th 6pm
Number 48 Doughty Street was an important place in Charles Dickens's life where
he resided from 1837 until 1839. Dickens described the terraced Georgian dwelling
as 'my house in town'. Visitors to 48 Doughty Street can see the house as it might
have been when Dickens lived here. Rooms are decorated in the early Victorian
style that Dickens would have favoured and personal possessions of Dickens from
his lifetime as well as manuscripts, letters and portraits are on display.
Two of his daughters were born here, his sister-in-law Mary died aged 17 in an
upstairs bedroom and some of Dickens’s best-loved novels were written here,
including Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. However Dickens required more space
for his growing family and moved to 1 Devonshire Terrace in 1839. The house
remained a residential property, but was threatened with demolition in 1923, when
the Dickens Fellowship acquired it. The Museum was opened in 1925 and has
become the home of the world’s finest Dickens-related collection. A major
refurbishment took place in 2012 which saw the opening of the attic and kitchen of
the house for the first time.
The museum holds over 100,000 items, including manuscripts, rare editions,
personal items, paintings and other visual sources. Items on display include his
marriage licence and original writing and reading desk which he designed himself.
Please join us on this private tour. Expert guides will lead us through the house and
the tour will last approximately one and a half hours. At the conclusion of the tour,
those who wish to do will visit a local hostelry for further refreshment.
The cost of the private tour is £18 per head.
Please complete the form below and return it by 30th May
THE SOCIETY OF THE LIVERY OF THE COOPERS’ COMPANY
Name: _______________________________
Address: _____________________________
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Private Tour of the Charles Dickens Museum 48 Doughty Street, London, WC1N 2LX
on Thursday 18th June 2015 at 6pm
Please reserve.......... ticket/s at £18 per person.
TOTAL: £ .........
I shall be accompanied by .......... guests.
Names: ..................................................
Please return the form to: Mr. Chris Nicholls, Society Events Co-ordinator, by 30th May
Email: events@fleurgifts.com
Tel: 01708 228054
Mobile: 07813 560080
The Society’s preferred means of payment is by electronic bank transfer and for reference
the Society’s bank account details are:
Account Name:
The Society of the Livery of Coopers Company
Sort code:
60-80-08
Account number:
15669068
I confirm I have made an electronic payment for £.......... with the reference ‘[Name] Dickens
House
Alternatively payment may be made by cheque. Please send your booking form and
payment to:
Chris Nicholls, Fleurgifts + Homeware, 1 Station Road, Upminster, Essex RM14 2HT