Erasmus Darwin House
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Erasmus Darwin House | |
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General information | |
Address | Beacon Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
Coordinates | 52°41′7.25″N 1°49′59.25″W / 52.6853472°N 1.8331250°W |
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Erasmus Darwin House in
Erasmus Darwin was a physician, scientist, inventor, poet, and educationalist, and lived on Beacon Street from 1758 until 1781. A founding member of the
History of the house
Darwin purchased a
Erasmus Darwin at home in Lichfield
After the Darwins moved into the new front of their house, a wooden bridge was thrown across the ditch and a twin-tier terrace was built, causing alterations to be made to the basement windows.[citation needed]
For 20 years this house was the base for Darwin's medical practice, for his scientific experiments, meetings of the
Events and exhibits
Erasmus Darwin House recently relaunched two exhibition rooms, with audio and visual interactives.
The house is also involved in the Lichfield festival and annually takes part in the medieval market.
Heritage weekend has the museum open to the public for free and cellar tours are also available.
Erasmus Darwin House has a revamped the 'Erasmus Study' Exhibition Room with a computer microscope, touch screen games and quizzes and other interactives. The parlour now has two armchairs with headphones to listen to poetry etc. and a conversation between Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward after the death of his first wife.
The parlour has been recently restored and now holds an antique grandfather clock. The room also includes comfy armchairs with headphones where you can listen to Erasmus Darwin's poetry and ideas of evolution.
Erasmus Darwin House also has a restored
The museum has become popular with its Erasmouse Hunt that involves finding 'mice' located around the house. Winners get their own woolly 'Erasmouse'. There has been locally noted a few adults euthasiast that enjoy the hunt also.
Museum today
Erasmus Darwin House is run by a charitable foundation and relies on public donations.
The museum includes a gift shop and sells a range of gifts and books.
The cellar is usually open to visitors via guided tours on the first and third Saturdays of each month.
Erasmus Darwin House is available for conferences, receptions, parties and weddings. Three rooms are available for hire. The largest is the Seminar Room, capable of holding up to 36 people. The Exhibition Room can accommodate up to 20 people and the Library can be used for small meetings and interviews.
See also
References
- ISBN 9780521821568, retrieved 9 February 2011
- ^ Images of England:English Heritage, retrieved 9 February 2011
- ^ Seward, Anna (1804), Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin by Anna Seward, retrieved 9 February 2011