Griff Hollows (the Red-Deeps)

The Red Deeps in The Mill on the Floss are based on Griff Hollows, which is the area between Griff and Nuneaton. It is where Maggie Tulliver had secret meetings with Philip Wakem.  Griff, a spacious two-story red brick farmhouse, was Eliot's childhood home from 1820-1841.

Gilchrist, Herbert. “New Griff-Hollows: the Red-Deeps.” 1884. Pen and ink drawing, 160 mm x 250 mm. Institute of English Studies. Accessed July 13, 2020. https://englishstudies.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2018/06/12/the-george-eliot-study-week-and-george-eliots-childhood-home/herbert-gilchrist-drawings-of-george-eliots-childhood-home-5/.

1884

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Gilchrist, Herbert, Griff Hollows (the Red-Deeps), Images of George Eliot's England, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/3108