Charles Dickens
This is a historic exhibition. It is no longer available to visit and this page is only retained as a record of the previous event. For current and future exhibitions, visit our What's On page.
Great Expectations, George Cooper Abbs and Cleadon House
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Dates
Until 5 October 2019 (historic exhibition)
About
The star of this exhibition is a portrait of the famous writer Charles Dickens on loan from the National Portrait Gallery.
A regular visitor to the North East, it is said that Dickens was inspired by a stay at Cleadon House in South Shields while writing Great Expectations.
