23 June 2009

21 Estcourt Avenue photos

The house George Orwell stayed in is a through terrace.

Front:

front view of21 Estcourt Avenue, Leeds

Back:

rear view of21 Estcourt Avenue, Leeds


7 March 1936

Staying till next Wed. with M[arjorie] and H[umphrey] at 21 Estcourt Avenue, Headingley. Conscious all the while of difference in atmosphere between middle-class home even of this kind and working-class home. The essential difference is here there is elbow room, in spite of there being 5 adults and 3 children, besides animals, at present in the house.

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