I'm captivated by the Georgian period so when we stumbled upon Dr. Samuel Johnson's Georgian home at 17 Gough Square in London, we just had to go inside! The 300 year old townhouse is just as it would be when Dr. Johnson lived there. Dr. Johnson was a writer and lexicographer, and among many other things, is known for writing the first dictionary.
‘...when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life’.
- Dr. Samuel Johnson
On the second floor of the house was a dress-up station to try the Georgian wigs and period style clothing. We laughed while we dressed up as Georgians. The wigs and clothing were very heavy!
Dr. Johnson had great affection for his cat, 'Hodge'. This cat was so important to the doctor, that he frequently walked down to the fishmonger along the Thames himself to buy oysters for Hodge. There is a charming bronze tribute to Hodge in Gough Square depicted with his oysters.
'..but he is a very fine cat, a very fine cat indeed'
- Dr. Samuel Johnson
There is beautiful photography of the house on the website. Far better than what I have captured here, of course. Please have a look!
