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Carlyle's House (National Trust)
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Carlyle's House
24 Cheyne Row
Chelsea
London
SW3 5HL
England
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Carlyle's House - Drawing Room - Credit NTPL/Michael Boys
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Collection details
Literature, Personalities, Social History
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Facilities
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No wheelchair access to house or grounds. Steep stairs and narrow doorways.
School and adult groups welcome by prior arrangement.
Guide dogs only
Limited meter parking nearby.
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Contact details
Custodian (Tel)
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020 7352 7087
E-mail
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carlyleshouse@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website
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www.nationaltrust.org.uk/places/carlyleshouse
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Open
2007: mid-March - 28 October
Wed Thurs Fri 14.00 - 17.00 Sat Sun 11.00 - 17.00
BH Mons
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Closed
Mon Tues
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Admission charges
Adults £4.50 Child £2.30 Family £11.30
Free for NT members
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Discounts
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Description
A classic Queen Anne house, this was the home of the writer Thomas Carlyle from 1834 until his death in 1881. A tall townhouse in Cheyne Row, close to the River Thames, Carlyle's House was built in 1708 as part of a terrace of London homes. Rented for £35 a year, it was the first and only London home of Carlyle and his wife Jane, a place where they lived, dined and entertained for almost 40 years. And it was here that they played host to many of the major literary and cultural figures of the Victorian age, including Tennyson, Dickens, Ruskin and Darwin. For fourteen years after his death, the house continued to be rented, remaining untouched more from neglect than any other factor. But such was the reputation of the so-called 'Sage of Chelsea' that a few years after his death, his house was purchased by public subscription by the Carlyle House Memorial Trust and preserved for the nation. In 1936 it was transferred to the National Trust, which has restored and maintained the house and gardens in the style for which Jane Carlyle was famed.
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Key artists and exhibits
Thomas Carlyle
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Guided tours
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Collections
General guide to collections available
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Disability Access
Braille information and/or interpretation
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General Education
Education facilities available
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