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Erasmus Darwin House in Lichfield, Staffordshire is the former home of the English poet and physician Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of naturalist Charles Darwin.[1]

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  1. 27 relations: Anna Seward, Apple bobbing, Benjamin Franklin, Body painting, Charles Darwin, Denis Alva Parsons, England, Erasmus Darwin, Evolution, Georgian architecture, Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire, Grandfather clock, Halloween, James Watt, Josiah Wedgwood, Kitchen garden, Lichfield, Listed building, Listed buildings in Lichfield, Lunar Society of Birmingham, Matthew Boulton, Middle Ages, Parlour, Staffordshire, Storytelling, Trent and Mersey Canal, Writer's home.

  2. Biographical museums in Staffordshire
  3. Buildings and structures in Lichfield
  4. Grade I listed houses in Staffordshire
  5. Historic house museums in Staffordshire
  6. Literary museums in England
  7. Science and technology in Staffordshire
  8. Science museums in England

Anna Seward

Anna Seward (12 December 1742Often wrongly given as 1747.25 March 1809) was an English Romantic poet, often called the Swan of Lichfield.

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Apple bobbing

Apple bobbing, also known as bobbing for apples, is a game often played on Halloween.

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher.

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Body painting

Body painting is a form of body art where artwork is painted directly onto the human skin.

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Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.

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Denis Alva Parsons

Denis Alva Parsons, MBE, ARBS (14 November 1934 – 4 April 2012), was an English sculptor and carver in wood and stone, working in the tradition of "direct carving" technique and figurative bronzes.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Erasmus Darwin

Erasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 173118 April 1802) was an English physician.

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Evolution

Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830.

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Grade I listed buildings in Staffordshire

There are over 9000 Grade I listed buildings in England.

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Grandfather clock

A grandfather clock (also a longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather's clock, hall clock or floor clock) is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock, with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case.

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Halloween

Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.

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James Watt

James Watt (30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.

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Josiah Wedgwood

Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist.

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Kitchen garden

The traditional kitchen garden, vegetable garden, also known as a potager (from the French jardin potager) or in Scotland a kailyaird, is a space separate from the rest of the residential garden – the ornamental plants and lawn areas.

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Lichfield

Lichfield is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Listed buildings in Lichfield

Lichfield is a civil parish in the district of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Erasmus Darwin House and Listed buildings in Lichfield are buildings and structures in Lichfield.

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Lunar Society of Birmingham

The Lunar Society of Birmingham was a British dinner club and informal learned society of prominent figures in the Midlands Enlightenment, including industrialists, natural philosophers and intellectuals, who met regularly between 1765 and 1813 in Birmingham.

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Matthew Boulton

Matthew Boulton (3 September 172817 August 1809) was an English businessman, inventor, mechanical engineer, and silversmith.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Parlour

A parlour (or parlor) is a reception room or public space.

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Staffordshire

Staffordshire (postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.

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Storytelling

Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment.

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Trent and Mersey Canal

The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire in north-central England.

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Writer's home

Writers' homes (sometimes writer's, author's or literary houses) are locations where writers lived.

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See also

Biographical museums in Staffordshire

Buildings and structures in Lichfield

Grade I listed houses in Staffordshire

Historic house museums in Staffordshire

Literary museums in England

Science and technology in Staffordshire

Science museums in England

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_Darwin_House