24 Cheyne Row, London, SW3 5HL
Alright, we know that Thomas Carlyle might not be most famous for being a literary writer, but he did compose a series of appraised essays and philosophical works about human nature and history. His 1837 work The French Revolution: A History inspired Dickens’, A Tale of Two Cities, and his own novel Sartor Resartus is a canonical text.
Carlyle moved to Chelsea with his wife in 1834, and their house is now owned by the National Trust. Another Georgian terraced house, it includes Victorian period furniture, a walled garden, and the Carlyle collection. In its time, the house was visited by Dickens, Ruskin, Tennyson and Thackeray.
The house is open Wednesday-Sunday 11am-4.30pm and is free for National Trust members, otherwise £9. Tickets can be booked here.
Details
- Address:
- 24 Cheyne Row
- SW3 5HL