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Dr Johnson's House

The garret where the Dictionary was compiled, up a City court.

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Photo by Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Also in Literary London.

Johnson and six clerks worked on the first great English dictionary in the attic of 17 Gough Square. The house is one of the few of its date left in the City. Hodge the cat is on a plinth outside.

Where
17 Gough Square, EC4A 3DE
Nearest station
City Thameslink · 4 min walk

Hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 17:00
Saturday10:00 – 17:00
Sunday12:00 – 16:00

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