Cerridwen's Cauldron

Cerridwen's Cauldron

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Cerridwen's Cauldron
Cerridwen's Cauldron
393 Old Commercial Road

393 Old Commercial Road

The birth of a Victorian people watcher and the story of a scandalous death

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Dawn Nelson
Feb 12, 2025
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I recently took a trip up new Commercial Road in Portsmouth to 393 Old Commercial Road, a three storey town house that was the birthplace of one of Britain’s most famous Victorian authors, Charles Dickens.

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