History in the heart of Nuneaton
 Nuneaton Town Centre showing the main George Eliot statue
|  | Enjoy a 360 degree view of Nuneaton Town Centre and get a feel for the town that gave birth to one of BritainΒ’s greatest writers, George Eliot.
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 | | NuneatonΒ’s town centre has a number of memorials to its most famous child, the writer George Eliot.
Click on the large image above to launch a 360 degree view of the centre to get a feel for the place and its literary roots.
| Μύ |  | The George Eliot Hotel, around the corner from the statue
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George Eliot was born on the Arbury Estate in 1819 named Mary Anne Evans.
She lived in the area until 1841, when she moved to Coventry where she spent the next nine years before moving to London.
She adopted the name George Eliot when her works were first published, although it was one of a number of names she used throughout her life.
Her influence is still very visible today in Nuneaton and its outskirts, where statues, monuments and place names keep her local connections alive. Hospitals, pubs and schools all pay tribute with their titles.
| Μύ |  | The sign for teh nearby hospital
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Nuneaton is undoubtedly described in her first novel, Scenes of a Clerical Life.
The text, published in 1857, is based on the town she had left in 1841. The book describes a place of rumour and plotting and can be argued it reflects her early life.
Follow the links on the left to find out more about George Eliot and to follow a walking tour of some of the main Nuneaton sites associated with the townΒ’s famous daughter.
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