
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: While staying in this house Charles Dickens (English novelist) wrote part of "David Copperfield" in 1849. Myles Birket Foster (watercolour artist) painted "On The Shore, Bonchurch" in 1862. William Adams (Christian scholar, author of "The Sacred Allegories") lived here from 1843 until his death in 1848 Recorded plaque organisation: Ventnor & District Local History Society.
Charles Dickens was a renowned English novelist whose works, including "David Copperfield," are celebrated for their vivid characters and social commentary. Myles Birket Foster was a notable watercolour artist known for his landscapes and illustrations that captured the beauty of rural England. William Adams was a Christian scholar and author, recognized for his work "The Sacred Allegories" which explored religious symbolism and interpretation.
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Places near here
Horseshoe BayBay · 81 yd
Waterfall between Old St Boniface and Monks BayWaterfall · 199 yd
Former Bonchurch School and School HouseListed building · 289 yd
Church of St BonifaceListed building · 348 yd
Monks BayBay · 438 yd
Bonchurch DownMountain / peak · 930 yd
Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe DownScheduled monument · 1081 yd
Nansen HillNature reserve · 1130 yd
Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe DownScheduled monument · 1143 yd
St Boniface DownMountain / peak · 1152 yd
The LandslipWood · 1174 ydOther information
Photo: Richard Vahrman on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0