In Search of Alfred Tennyson: My week in Lincolnshire continued.

Alfred Tennyson by Julia Margaret Cameron, albumen print, 1866. Original at Dimbola Lodge, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight. Copy National Media Museum. My first day in Lincolnshire found me staying in Bag Enderby and had already included a complete tour of Somersby Rectory. Now, it was time to visit its capital city of Lincoln. We had an appointment with Grace, Collections Access Officer, at Tennyson Research Centre. I couldn’t believe that once again, I was finally going to walk through a door into a room filled with Alfred Tennyson original material i.e., albumen prints, letters, poetry volumes, complete works, photographic images of his sons Hallam and Lionel Tennyson. Even housed under glass was a small daguerreotype of Elizabeth Fytche Tennyson (18 May, 1780-1865), Alfred’s mother along with his pipe, Lionel’s hair and many other mementos. Before I could sit down, Grace was making sure I had everything in front of me that I had previously requeste