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Postcards of ‘George Eliot Country’

A colour postcard showing Griff House. A large house is shown. Ivy covers the walls. There is a garden in front of the house and a tree framing the house. A figure can be seen outside the front door. The words Griff House, Nuneaton. George Eliot's Home is written in the top right hand corner. A colour postcard showing a grey coloured house with a red tiled roof. It has light blue front door with a becnh in front of it. There are trees to the side and behind the house and a garden in front of it. The words Nuneaton - South Farm, Arbury, George Eliot's birthplace are typed along the bottom. A colour postcard showing a large stately home. There is a lake in front of the building and large tree around it. The words Nuneaton Arbury Hall are typed along the top. A colour postcard showing a canal lined with trees. A man and a child are sitting along the side of the water.
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The library collection has many postcards of Nuneaton and the surrounding villages, including the places Eliot would have known as a child. They date from the mid 1900s through to today and many were produced for visitors to send home to their families or friends. The examples show South Farm, where Eliot was born, Arbury Hall, the estate where the farm was located, along with Griff House her childhood home.

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