Ankle Boots
These size five ankle boots, produced from kid leather, belonged to local author George Eliot.
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, ...
Arbury Hall. Portrait of George Eliot
Portrait of George Eliot. 1900s
Arbury. Arbury Hall
Arbury Hall, Nuneaton, showing the gothic south front. 1960s
Arbury. Arbury Hall
Arbury Hall, the stable block. 1960s
Arbury. Arbury Hall
The drawing room at Arbury Hall, Nuneaton. 1900s
Arbury. Arbury Hall stables
The stables at Arbury Hall. 1960s
Attleborough Green.
Attleborough Green, Nuneaton. Showing a street with shops and a church spire beyond. 1951
Attleborough Green.
Attleborough Green, Nuneaton. 1982
Attleborough Green. Demolition of cottages
Demolition of old cottages in the Kem Street area of Attleborough Green, Nuneaton. January 26th 1969
Barley Jug - side
This jug is made from Staffordshire pottery and is thought to have belonged to Mr. Robert Evans, the father of local author George Eliot.
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress ...
Bedworth. V.J. Day
Nuneaton. V.J. day parade 19 August 1945. Salute taken by Group Captain Rainsford D.F.C. 1945
Bell
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 ...
Bermuda. Village in the snow
Bermuda village looking towards Griff, on the 16th February 1979
Blotter - open
This is a blotter that was owned by the author George Eliot. It is signed by Eliot and her husband John Cross. The names and addresses of her piano maker, solicitor and T.A. Trollope also appear.
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Bust of George Eliot - side
This bust in Parian ware depicts George Eliot, and is inscribed E-L-I-O-T at its base. It was sculpted by H.L.A Willis, who worked in Stoke-on-Trent in the early twentieth century.
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Carved wooden panel
This panel would have been used as a support for when writing on one's knee, and belonged to George Eliot. The author's friend Elma Stuart, who gave it to George Eliot in 1878, may have carved it.
George ...
Chapel End. New Inn and Bucks Hill
New Inn & Bucks Hill, Chapel End, Nuneaton. 1900s
Charles Hennell from a sketch by Mrs Bray.
Charles Hennell from a watercolour sketch by Mrs Bray.
Charles was the younger brother of Sara Hennell. He was, at the time Mary Ann knew him, a London merchant. He had studied deeply and was a Unitarian.
George ...