Adam Bede's Cottage, Ellastone

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Date:1st of January 1908 - 31st of December 1910 (c.)

Description:Adam Bede's Cottage or House is a Grade II listed building, parts of which date from 1619. During the 19th century it was the home of the Evans family and for much of the 20th century it was used as a doctor's surgery. Since 1960 it has been a private dwelling.

George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) based her novel 'Adam Bede' on Ellastone, named as Hayslope in the book which was published in 1859. The title character was based on her father, Robert Evans, who was a carpenter and builder and lived in this house during the first half of the 19th century.

Photograph by Alfred McCann of Uttoxeter.

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Image courtesy of: Mrs G.S. McCann

Donor ref:P76.041.09745 (37/42822)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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