The Farringford Restoration Blog

Farringford is being restored, as far as possible, back to how it would have looked when Tennyson lived wrote ...

Farringford is undergoing extensive restoration.  It is being restored, as far as possible, back to how it would have looked when it's most famous resident wrote in the study and gazed at the stars from the rooftop.

Recent Posts

Why is he called Alfred, Lord Tennyson?

Why is Tennyson called Alfred, Lord Tennyson and not Lord Alfred Tennyson? The answer lies within the intricacies of the British peerage system.…

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Why is he called Alfred, Lord Tennyson? Posted: 20 May 2026

Keeping Christmas at Farringford

This week I read some of the entries in The Farringford Journal of Emily Tennyson, 1853-1864 (1986) edited b…

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Keeping Christmas at Farringford Posted: 29 Nov 2025

I, Tiresias

Tiresias is a prophet whose prophecies no one wants to hear, and as such has become a character that is used by many poets…

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I, Tiresias Posted: 23 Mar 2023

Ringing Grooves of Change

In the first lines of Tennyson’s ‘Godiva’, it is made clear just how inspiring Tennyson found the railways of his time.…

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Ringing Grooves of Change Posted: 21 Dec 2022
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