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Date:1841 - 1851 (c.)

Description:This bell was used to summon servants and belonged to local author George Eliot. It came from the bedroom [?] of Bird Grove House in Coventry where she lived with her father. The bell was found during the repair work that resulted from a World War Two air raid in November 1940.

George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from 1819-1880.

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Mary Ann's Coventry home

Illustration of Bird Grove, Foleshill, Coventry taken from 'Impressions of Theophrastus Such'. From ...

Bell

This bell was used to summon servants and belonged to local author George Eliot. It came from the bedroom ...

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World War Two Tools and Hand Machinery Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery Functional Items (not Garden Tools) Domestic Servants Bell Alloys - Bronze, Brass, Pewter Air-Raids & Bomb Damage

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Source: Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery

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