Carlyle’s House

24 Cheyne Row, London, SW3 5HLAlright, 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.

A rustic kitchen with wooden chairs, a small wooden table, and a shelf with blue and white plates. The table has a mortar and pestle, cloth, and a scale. Potted plants decorate the windowsill, with sunlight streaming through the windows.
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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.

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Carlyle’s House
24 Cheyne Row
SW3 5HL
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