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Dr Johnson's House

 

About Dr Johnson's House

A museum based in the former home of the 18th-century English writer and lexicographer Dr Samuel Johnson.

It's a Georgian era building which has been left pretty much as it was when it was lived in.

Do also look out for the statue of the Dr's cat, in the courtyard.

Address

Dr Johnson's House,
17 Gough Square,
London,
EC4A 3DE

Link to Dr Johnson's House's website

Location map and local interesting places
Map of Smithfield Rotunda Garden

Visitor Attractions

  1. 1] Dr Johnson's House

Alley

  1. 2] Crane Court, EC4
  2. 3] St Dunstan's Court
  3. 4] Johnson's Court
  4. 5] Hare Place
  5. 6] Cheshire Court
  6. 7] Hen and Chicken Court
  7. 8] Greystoke Place
  8. 9] Falcon Court
  9. 10] Cliffords Inn Passage
  10. 11] Andrews Crosse
  11. 12] Rolls Passage
  12. 13] Magpie Alley
  13. 14] Poppin's Court
  14. 15] Thavies Inn

Public Art

  1. 16] Fleet Street sundial
  2. 17] Antony Gormley's Resolution

Church

  1. 18] St Dunstan-in-the-West

Pocket Park

  1. 19] St Dunstan-in-the-West Burial Ground
 

Frequently asked questions

What's the nearest railway station to Dr Johnson's House

The nearest station is City Thameslink Rail Station which is 0.2 miles away.

Dr Johnson's House - Latest News

Dr Johnson’s House museum reopens to the public
Dr Johnson’s House museum reopens to the public

Hidden away in the city’s alleys is a 300-year old house that was once home to the famous lexicographer, Dr Johnson.

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Dr Johnson’s House reopens next month
Dr Johnson’s House reopens next month

Dr Johnson’s House, a small house museum in the City of London has confirmed that it will be reopening on Friday 6th November.

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Tickets Alert: Gin tasting at Dr Johnson’s House
Tickets Alert: Gin tasting at Dr Johnson’s House

Even more than us living through the second Elizabethan age, the Georgians were obsessed with Gin, so where better for a Gin tasting than a Georgian house?

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Afternoon tea with Dr Johnson and friends

This week marks the 300th birthday of the famous journalist, writer, and mutterer of notable sayings, not to mention, lexicographer, Dr Samuel Johnson – or at least it would were he still alive, which in which case he would be…

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