Charles Dickens near his birthplace in Portsmouth on the 202nd anniversary of his birth; this was supported by the author's great-great grandsons, Ian and Gerald Dickens. Dickens was commemorated on the Series E £10 note issued by the Bank of England that circulated between 1992 and 2003. His portrait appeared on the reverse of the note accompanied by a scene from "The Pickwick Papers". The Charles Dickens School is a high school in Broadstairs, Kent. A theme park, Dickens World, standing in part on the site of the former naval dockyard where Dickens's father once worked in the Navy Pay Office, opened
Manor Farm, Diss the Protection of Ancient Buildings and restored. Bought by the Landmark Trust in 1979, it was restored again. The work done by the Trust includes re-thatching in straw rather than reed. Manor Farm, Diss Manor Farm, a property belonging to the Landmark Trust, is located at Pulham Market, near the town of Diss, in Norfolk, England. The house is a Grade II listed building. The manor house was built some time after 1597 by the Maltiward family. In the early 18th century, the house was used for both farming and weaving, and unusually escaped the 16th century suppression of rural