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The Charles Dickens Museum. This is the author's only surviving home in London. It contains the largest collection of Dickens memorabilia in the world. He lived here when he was first married from 1837 to 1839. This was his most productive period. Here he wrote The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. The house was saved from demolition by the Dickens Fellowship in 1923 and the museum was founded in 1925. There are four floors to wander through. Visitors will find some of his original manuscripts, rare editions of his books, paintings and more. It also has a terrific research library, but visits to the library are by appointment. 48 Doughty Street, London open 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm monday to saturday and 11am to 5pm on sunday Adult fee is ?5.00 Russell Square tube stop Dickens Birthplace Museum. Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1812 and lived there during the Napoleonic wars. The house survived the ravages of time and is now a musuem devoted to Dickens and his times. Most of the furnishings and decorations are not original to the author's parents, but they are typical of the Regency period. However, there is a collection of things that once belonged to Dickens. Some of the memorabilia includes the couch on which he died at his house in Kent, his snuff box, inkwell and paper knife. 393 Old Commercial Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire Open from the middle of May to September from 10am to 5:30pm. They also open for one in the winter on Feb 7 to celebrate the author's birthday The Dickens House Museum. Dickens spent a lot of time at this cottage in Broadstairs, then the home of Mary Pearson Strong on whom he based the character of Betsey Trotwood in David Copperfield. It does hold some of Charles Dickens belongings, including his mahogany side table, his writing box and personal letters. 2 Victoria Parade, Broadstairs, Kent Open Daily in the summer months. Phone 01843 861232 or 01843 863453 for time schedule For a glimpse of Dickens life and times, the museums above are well worth the visit. Charles Dickens died on June 9th, 1870. His last home was Gads Hill Place, a few miles from Rochester, Kent. His wish was to be buried in an old burial ground in Rochester, but a public outcry led by The Times forced the family's hands and he was buried in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey.
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