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3 days ago · Carlyle's House is open on Wednesdays from 11:00-16:00. Please book your visit in advance, as we are unable to sell tickets at the door.
An author remembered. After Carlyle’s death in 1881 the house returned to its landlord. A group of Carlyle’s admirers raised money through public subscription and in 1895 they opened the house to the public as a shrine to the writer. The National Trust took over the running of the house in 1936 with the support of founder Octavia Hill, who ...
Discover Carlyle House Historic Park, home to an eighteenth-century historic house museum in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. John Carlyle, a wealthy merchant and a founder of Alexandria, completed his elegant stone mansion in 1753. Today, Carlyle House is one of the nation’s finest examples of Georgian residential architecture.
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Jump to. The parlour. The basement kitchen. A treasured necklace. The attic study. Jane’s dressing room. When you enter through the front door at 24 Cheyne Row to explore the home of Thomas and Jane Carlyle, you’re following in the footsteps of Dickens, Ruskin and Tennyson, who were among the 19th century literary greats to visit here.
The house is now a historic house museum run by the National Trust. It was first opened to the public in 1895, thanks to a public campaign to preserve the literary landmark. The house's interior remains largely unchanged, with original feature, including a decoupage screen made by Jane in 1849. Explore the house
- 24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, SW3 5HL
- 020 7352 5108
CARLYLE HOUSE. This picture shows the house iu Chevne Row, Chelsea, which was the home of Thomas Carlyle from 1834 until his death in 1881. It is distinguished by an excellent medallion portrait, and it has now been converted into a permanent Carlyle Museum, which was opened in 1895, the centenary of the great man's birth.
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Carlyle's House is a museum in London. The museum features exhibits related to: personalities, social history and literature. Key themes, people and exhibits in the museum include: thomas carlyle.
