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

Famous Tennyson Quotes

Alfred Lord Tennyson was one of the most renowned poets of the Victorian era, and has left behind a rich legacy of memorable quotes.…

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Famous Tennyson QuotesPosted: 30 Apr 2024

Alfred Tennyson - Poet Laureate

Tennyson served as the Poet Laureate from 1850 until his death in 1892 and wrote several poems during his tenure including "The Charge of the Light Brigade"…

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Alfred Tennyson - Poet LaureatePosted: 26 Mar 2024

Indolent Reviewers

As a poet, Tennyson was a man very much led by his reviewers, forever commenting upon them and worrying about them.…

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Indolent ReviewersPosted: 08 Dec 2023

Parodying Tennyson

It isn’t just modern-day readers who have found Tennyson inescapably funny, he was also parodied by his contemporaries and even his friends...…

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Parodying TennysonPosted: 07 Sep 2023
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