#CharlesDickens

#CharlesDickens was a frequent, well-known visitor to #YeOldeCheshireCheese pub, which has a chair where he was known to sit. Dickens even featured the pub in his novel #ATaleofTwoCities where the protagonist #Darnay recovers after his acquittal. Prominent literary figures like Dr. #SamuelJohnson & #MarkTwain also visited the pub, making it a living piece of #LondonHistory.

In Source: #YeOldeCheshireCheese

3.24 PM, 5 September 2025

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From meet-cute to marriage? #CharlesDickens parents, John & Elizabeth, were married at #StMaryLeStrand Church on June 13th 1809. #JohnDickens worked as a clerk in the #RoyalNavy Pay Office at #SomersetHouse & formed a friendship with one of his colleagues #ThomasBarrow. John’s life changed forever when Thomas introduced his lovely sister Elizabeth. #PeopleoftheStrand

In Source: St Mary Le Strand

3.17 PM, 25 July 2023