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

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

Aubades - the Poetic Term for a Dawn Song

On the way to Freshwater from Newport I pass a house called ‘Aubade’, it has always struck me as quite an odd name for a house…

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Aubades - the Poetic Term for a Dawn Song Posted: 28 Oct 2022

Translating the Iliad

Tennyson never completely translated the Iliad; however, he did try his hand at a couple of passages...…

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Translating the Iliad Posted: 27 Jun 2022
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