Charles Dickens House Museum, London

In London, 48 Doughty Street houses the Charles Dickens House Museum. It was his home from 1837 to 1839. As he became wealthy and his family grew, Dickens moved to a larger house, but this is the only surviving house he owned in London. Dickens' home became a house museum in 1925.

Charles Dickens House Museum is located not far from the former lunatic asylum. This beautiful four-storey building is set in the middle of a Georgian terrace.

Dickens' other two children were born in the house at 48 Doughty Street - his daughters Mary and Cathy. The family left the house in December 1839, by the time Dickens moved into the house, Dickens was already enjoying success with his work The Pickwick Club, completed in this house. In this house of his, Dickens also wrote "Oliver Twist" and "Nicholas Nickleby".

In 1923, the "Dickens" organization, established years before, learned that Charles Dickens' house was threatened with demolition. A fundraising procedure for its restoration immediately began, and so successfully in 1925, Charles Dickens' house was turned into a museum. It is still open to visitors today, with a truly Dickensian celebration at Christmas.