D. H. Lawrence Heritage

Whether you want to find out more about the son of a miner, who went on to become the infamous author of "Lady Chatterley's Lover", or simply want to step back in time to domestic days gone by, then a trip to D.H. Lawrence Heritage is for you.

D. H. Lawrence Birthplace
This is the house where David Herbert Richard Lawrence was born in 1885, and the first of the Lawrence family's four Eastwood homes. Through a guided tour you will be able to learn about his family life and the type of working class home and mining community that shaped his formative years. Informative friendly guides will lead you through the three floors where all the family would live, as well as the communal washhouse where the Victorian housewife would spend ‘the hardest day of the week’.

Durban House Heritage Centre
As a boy D.H. Lawrence would pick up his father's wages from this impressive building, which was the offices of the local coal owners, Barber, Walker & Co. Today a thriving heritage centre, a visit here complements the tour of the museum through its permanent exhibition, depicting community life for the young Lawrence and introducing some more of the early influences on his life.

More information is available on the D. H. Lawrence Heritage website.