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Dr Johnson's House

18th-century home of writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson.

📍 Dr Johnson's House 17 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE City of London
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Dr Johnson's House
Jim Linwood · CC BY 2.0

About

A writer's house museum located in the former residence of Samuel Johnson, the 18th-century English writer and lexicographer. The building is Grade I listed.

Things to do here

tour the former home of Samuel Johnsonlearn about Johnson's life and work as a writer and lexicographer

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Getting there

Stations
Chancery Lane · 6 min walk
Central
Blackfriars · 6 min walk
CircleDistrict
Temple · 8 min walk
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