The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
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We went to the museum with my sister in law and her husband. The staff are mostly volunteers but they are passionate and very knowledgeable about the museum it is a maze of cellars and the tour really opens your curiosity as to how life was when the house was occupied.it is one of those places to put on your list of places to visit in this historical city of Lichfield
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The house is a multi-storied collage of Doctor Johnson's life and work. A story of human perseverance. See an informative video legacy and the first English dictionary. It's fun to discover how semantics have changed over the past few centuries. Be sure to say hello to the friendly attendant. An informative and inspiring visit.
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This museum in the heart of Lichfield is well worth a visit. Plenty to see and learn about Samuel Johnson's life. The only problem is that it is on several floors so you need to be able to climb stairs.
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Lovely small museum which gives a background to Dr Johnson's life and works.
We were glad to have made the journey to Lichfield to visit the museum, which is free.
The building covers a small area, on 5 levels, so there are quite a few steps to negotiate. We thought it was well worth the steps to the attic to see the first edition of the dictionary, and found the friendships with other well known contemparies interesting.
We were glad to have made the journey to Lichfield to visit the museum, which is free.
The building covers a small area, on 5 levels, so there are quite a few steps to negotiate. We thought it was well worth the steps to the attic to see the first edition of the dictionary, and found the friendships with other well known contemparies interesting.
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Visited with my 5 year old twins today. A lovely welcome on arrival and my boys were given a clipboard and the task of finding 5 hidden cats within the museum which made it a lot of fun for them! They loved writing with the quill's and also dressing up. It is such a beautiful old building and so interesting. Well worth a visit if you're in Lichfield!
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From J Boy of Derby
A brilliant little museum which covers all of Dr. Johnson's early life until he moved to London.
Very friendly and helpful staff who will assist in any way they can.
This is an old building and there are five floors to climb from the basement to the attic, but there is a guide and a film in the bookshop for anyone who might have difficulties climbing.
There is a chance to write with a quilt pen , and explore the interactive displays, also view a first edition of a dictionary
Well worth a visit, free entry donations are requested.
A brilliant little museum which covers all of Dr. Johnson's early life until he moved to London.
Very friendly and helpful staff who will assist in any way they can.
This is an old building and there are five floors to climb from the basement to the attic, but there is a guide and a film in the bookshop for anyone who might have difficulties climbing.
There is a chance to write with a quilt pen , and explore the interactive displays, also view a first edition of a dictionary
Well worth a visit, free entry donations are requested.
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There are five floors to explore in this historic house, built in the early 18th century by Michael Johnson, father of Samuel. There is also a short film to watch. Entry is free but 'we would appreciate a donation on your way out'! Well worth the visit, loved the house and the history.
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Right in the centre of Lichfield this is a gem of a museum , free as well !! Donation box is there for those who wish to contribute but there is no pressure to do so at all.
The enthusiastic gentleman on the front desk welcomed us in and was obviously a fan of Samuel Johnson as he related some amusing stories and other information about the great man.
Set over five floors the museum is packed full of history and interesting objects.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time there and would highly recommend a visit.
The enthusiastic gentleman on the front desk welcomed us in and was obviously a fan of Samuel Johnson as he related some amusing stories and other information about the great man.
Set over five floors the museum is packed full of history and interesting objects.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time there and would highly recommend a visit.
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This is a great small museum centrally located. It's free to enter (but you should leave a donation) and an interesting look back at Samuel Johnson's life and times in the house of his birth.
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A subtle mix of understatement and manic enthusiasm bring this place to life and goes some way into explain the life of Dr Johnson. Somehow embodies Lichfield; great history and elegance and now feeling ready to show itself off to the world.
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Very nice place full of history. Very insteresting place. I was here for the first time and went through the whole house. I must say it is a beautiful place. Definitely worth seeing.
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We went here today and like Darwins house in Lichfield it is free with enthusiastic people welcoming you in. It is a big building with many floors and we saw the video first which is very good. The floors are based on segments of his life so I would start at the bottom and work my way up to the attic. There are lots of artefacts to see and the bookshop at the ground level has books for sale and memorabilia. Very much worth a visit
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We greatly enjoyed our visit to Dr Johnson`s Museum,which gave free entry ,with an optional donation if you wish. There are 5 floors of exhibits showing the History of the great man & a thoroughly interesting 10 minute video on his life. Well worth a visit.
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Opened at 10am. On entry was met by a very pleasant and knowledgeable lady. Free entry but donations welcome. A very well presented museum, extremely interesting - and im not a museum lover !!!
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and what more can you want? The museum stretches over five floors (and might not therefore be suitable for visitors with mobility problems) and is well worth visiting. Free admission, too! Add to this an excellent range of second-hand books, and it's bibliophile heaven.
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A detailed and interesting overview of Samuel Johnson's life, focusing much more on the biographical than his work (in comparison to the museum at his London house). Good material on his collaborations with Garrick in particular. As a donations only attraction, this is very impressive
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Based in an old building - Johnson's actual birthplace - in the centre of Lichfield. Is a very interesting visit but not good for disabled as there are stairs to climb.
An interesting and tempting selection of second hand books to buy.
An interesting and tempting selection of second hand books to buy.
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Lots to see and do with visit with my grandchildren, will come back when I send them back home so I can appreciate it a little better.
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Lots of rooms to see and mosey around. Its very interesting. Staff knew quite a lot. This would be ideal for historians. I don't think young children would like it at all.
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Birthplace of Lichfield's famous son. The house/museum is set out in a user-friendly manner. Starting in the basement of the house, the tour will direct you from room to room. Each room has push button speakers . There is a ten minute (approx.) video on the first floor in a room with plenty of seats, which gives an accurate and interesting summary of Johnson's life. Returning to the entrance of the museum, is a small shop, where there is a selection of items for sale, EG books, postcards, bookmarks, pencils etc. Staff are most helpful. On a plus, if you are not able to tackle the four flights of stairs, you can sit in the entrance/shop in comfort, and use the virtual computerised tour on a computer screen.
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An interesting and atmospheric house and fascinating museum. Very friendly and informative volunteer, plus the audio video is very good.
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Nice to find some places free to visit, an interesting little museum, watch the film at the start so you have some background information, nice little second hand book shop there too
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The centrally located little gem is a tribute to a man who had a great impact on the UK and beyond. The story is about the man who created "The Dictionary of the English Language". It is intellectually stimulating, well presented so easy to take in. I can't recommend it enough. Furthermore it's ideal to pop in for a few hours on a rainy day and as it's free it's the sort of place you could go again and always learn something new.
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You have to see while visiting Lichfield. We nearly passed it as just thought it was a ordinary house. It's big inside lots of stairs feels and smells very old it should being built in 1707-8. I hadn't heard of Samuel Johnson but I'm glad i went to see and hear the history was amazing. The gentlemen at the front was great telling us alsorts of things he give us a leaflet showing about the rooms great having lots of information about Samuel family and life even though i hadn't heard of him.
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Wonderful. A must visit for bibliophiles and lovers of the English language.
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