Dr Johnson's House 17 Gough Square EC4 Telephone: 020 7353 3745
A small, independent museum dedicated to its former resident Dr Samuel Johnson who lived here from around 1748 to 1759 (during which time, he compiled the first comprehensive English Dictionary in 1755). The house was built in 1700 and is a rare example of a residential property of its period. Today, the house provides the visitor with an impression of what it might have been like during Dr. Johnson's occupancy, with its historic interiors, collection of paintings and prints, personal effects and other exhibits associated with his life.
| "Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the innumerable little lanes and courts. It is not in the showy evolutions of buildings, but in the multiplicity of human habitations which are crowded together, that the wonderful immensity of London consists." |
Admission: GBP 4.50 (adult), GBP 3.00 (concessions) (GBP 1.50 children) and GBP 10.00 (family ticket).
Open: 11am-5.30pm Mon-Sat (May-September) and 11am-5pm Mon-Sat (October-April)
Nearest Tube station: Blackfriars or Temple (Circle & District Line), Holborn or Chancery Lane (Central Line).
Bus: All routes to Aldwych, Chancery Lane, Fleet Street or St. Paul's.Bus numbers 4, 11, 15, 23, 26, 76 and 172 run along Fleet Street.
Website: www.drjohnsonshouse.org
