Blue plaque on the London house which hid famous future author from debt collectors

04-10-2026 06:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk

Blue plaque on the London house which hid famous future author from debt collectors

In the summer of 1832 a house in Highgate became a haven for The Dickens family who were fleeing the patriarch's debts.

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