
What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: Mile End Cottage Here lived the parents of Charles Dickens 1812-1870
John and Elizabeth Dickens were the parents of renowned author Charles Dickens. They resided at Mile End Cottage during a period that significantly influenced their famous son's early life and subsequent literary works.
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