Charles Dickens, William Grant, Grace Grant, William Grant jnr, and 2 others
Overview
Charles Dickens, William Grant, Grace Grant, William Grant jnr, and 2 others is recorded as Blue plaque in England Bury. This blue commemorative plaque records: Built c 1780. The rear part of this building was home to William and Grace Grant after their arrival in Ramsbottom in 1806.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Built c 1780.
People and events
The saved account records: The rear part of this building was home to William and Grace Grant after their arrival in Ramsbottom in 1806.
How it worked
The saved account records: Sons William and Daniel Grant owned the nearby Old Ground calico printworks.
What remains
The saved account records: They are believed to be the inspiration for Charles Dickens' Cheeryble brothers in his 1838-39 novel Nicholas Nickleby.
Why it mattered
Charles Dickens, William Grant, Grace Grant, William Grant jnr, and 2 others matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Built c 1780. Top o' th' Brow. The rear part of this building was home to William and Grace Grant after their arrival in Ramsbottom in 1806. Sons William and Daniel Grant owned the nearby Old Ground calico printworks. They are believed to be the inspiration for Charles Dickens' Cheeryble brothers in his 1838-39 novel Nicholas Nickleby. The present frontage was added and the house became The Grant Arms Hotel 1828. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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