Charles dickens books
Where did charles dickens live!
Displays
The rooms of Charles Dickens’ Birthplace take you on a journey not just into the life of the great author, but through lifestyles and preferences of people at the time.
Charles dickens family
A great deal of hard work, effort and insight went into decorating the house to the Regency style favoured by the middle classes of the time.
A previous Curator of Art for Portsmouth Museums carefully examined the layers of wallpaper and paint inside the home, ahead of the plaster being stripped off, to identify the paint colours or types of papers used in the original decorations.
This meant that any replacement interior finishes could be carefully matched to these originals.
An interesting discovery made during the restoration was that the kitchen dresser in the basement was firmly built into the party wall, and was therefore an original fitting of the house.
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