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Victorian Society issues rallying cry against plans to demolish George Eliot farm buildings

By 2024-03-06T10:48:00

George Eliot

Proposals by Hayward Architects include visitor centre and museum but would see demolition of poorly maintained outbuildings

The Victorian Society has called for the public to rally against the proposed demolition of farm buildings at the childhood home of 19th century writer George Eliot.

Plans drawn up by Hayward Architects would see the construction of a museum and visitor centre dedicated to the Middlemarch author, whose real name was Mary Ann Evans, but some outbuildings which are in a poor state of repair would be flattened.

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