What’s On

  • All
  • Exhibition
  • Family Friendly
  • Performance
  • Readings/Lectures
  • Workshops

‘Household Commotion’: Elizabeth Gaskell and the ‘awful treasure’ of her servants, 1832-1865.

Wed 4th Jul - Sun 30th Jun

A new exhibition about the servants at 84 Plymouth Grove

Thursday Sewing Bee

Thu 10th Jan - Thu 12th Dec

Come along to our weekly sewing bee and join us in creating beautiful pieces.

Discussion – Elizabeth Gaskell’s Short Fiction: ‘A Dark Night’s Work’

Sun 26th May

Join us for lively discussion on one of Gaskell's shorter works of fiction

May Half-term – Servant School!

Wed 29th May

Get to work on some light servant duties & earn your Servant School Certificate!

Pen Portraits

Sun 2nd Jun

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

Conservation Cleaning Talk

Thu 6th Jun

Find out about the conservation cleaning practises at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 9th Jun

Second-hand book sale on every second Sunday of the month.

iPhone Photography Workshop

Sun 9th Jun

Learn to take stunning photos with your iPhone/smartphone camera

Story and Play: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Wed 12th Jun

Story and play session for under fives

Father’s Day Walk & Talk: Meet The Neighbours

Sun 16th Jun

Father's Day walk and talk to meet the Gaskells' neighbours

Victorian Book Group – Swann’s Way (Vol. 1 of In Search of Lost Time) by Marcel Proust

Thu 20th Jun

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss Swann's Way by Marcel Proust

Introduction to Elizabeth Gaskell’s Novels: Mary Barton

Wed 26th Jun

An intro to Elizabeth Gaskell's first novel, for those new to the author's work

Modern Calligraphy Workshop

Sun 30th Jun

Bespoke modern calligraphy workshop inspired by Elizabeth Gaskell's House

Conservation Cleaning Talk

Thu 4th Jul

Find out about the conservation cleaning practises at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Pen Portraits

Sun 7th Jul

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

Summer Evening Talk: Mary Barton’s Manchester

Wed 10th Jul

Summer evening's talk on Mary Barton's Manchester, with glass of wine

Story and Play: Handa’s Surprise

Wed 10th Jul

Story and play session for under fives

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 14th Jul

Second-hand book sale on every second Sunday of the month.

Victorian Book Group – Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

Thu 18th Jul

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss Brideshead Revisited

Talk: The Silk Dress & Elizabeth Gaskell’s Writing

Thu 18th Jul

Talk: the silk dress & Elizabeth Gaskell's writing. With real Victorian dresses!

Full-day Spinning Workshop

Fri 26th Jul

Learn the ancient art of spinning in this full-day workshop

Conservation Cleaning Talk

Thu 1st Aug

Find out about the conservation cleaning practises at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Talk: Dialect in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Work

Sun 4th Aug

Join us for a talk on Lancashire dialect in Elizabeth Gaskell's Work

Pen Portraits

Sun 4th Aug

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

Sketching Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Fri 9th Aug

Mid-summer urban sketching full-day workshop

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 11th Aug

Second-hand book sale on every second Sunday of the month.

Crafternoon Tea: Introduction to Bookbinding

Sun 1st Sep

Learn the craft of bookbinding over tea/coffee and cake

Pen Portraits

Sun 1st Sep

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

Conservation Cleaning Talk

Thu 5th Sep

Find out about the conservation cleaning practises at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

August Second-hand Book Sale

Sun 8th Sep

iction, art, gardening, photography, classics, OS maps, biographies, histories..

Story and Play: Dear Zoo

Tue 10th Sep

Story and play session for under fives

Talk: Peterloo 1819 – 2019

Wed 18th Sep

Talk: Peterloo 1819-2019

Victorian Book Group – Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann

Thu 19th Sep

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

Elizabeth Gaskell’s Birthday Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell and Gossip

Sun 29th Sep

Conservation Cleaning Talk

Thu 3rd Oct

Find out about the conservation cleaning practises at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Pen Portraits

Sun 6th Oct

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

Creative Writing Workshop: The Poetry of Observation

Sun 6th Oct

Afternoon creative writing workshop: poetry

Story and Play: Tabby McTat

Wed 9th Oct

Story and play session for under fives

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 13th Oct

Second-hand book sale on every second Sunday of the month.

Victorian Book Group – The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Thu 17th Oct

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss The Age of Innocence

Talk – The Travels of Cranford

Thu 17th Oct

Talk about the history of our special edition of Cranford

Performative Talk: Songs of Work in Manchester and Bangladesh

Wed 23rd Oct

Performative talk by Lancashire balladeer Jennifer Reid

Full-day Weaving Workshop

Fri 1st Nov

Learn the traditional craft of weaving at this full-day workshop

Pen Portraits

Sun 3rd Nov

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

Creative Writing Workshop: The Poetry of Observation

Wed 6th Nov

Afternoon creative writing workshop - poetry

Conservation Cleaning Talk

Thu 7th Nov

Find out about the conservation cleaning practises at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 10th Nov

Second-hand book sale on every second Sunday of the month.

Story and Play: A Busy Day For Birds

Wed 13th Nov

Story and play session for under fives

Victorian Book Group – Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

Thu 21st Nov

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss Fathers and Sons

iPhone Photography Workshop

Sun 24th Nov

Sunday afternoon iPhone photograph workshop

Conservation Cleaning Talk

Thu 5th Dec

Find out about the conservation cleaning practises at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 8th Dec

Second-hand book sale on every second Sunday of the month.

Story and Play: Stick Man

Wed 11th Dec

Story and play session for under fives

iPhone Photography Workshop

Sun 28th Jun

Learn to take stunning photos with your iPhone at this photography workshop

“My Dear Mr Ruskin….” Friendship, Inspiration and Scandal.

A new year-long exhibition as part of The Ruskin Bicentenary.

And we've got a house. Yes! we really have

Elizabeth Gaskell, 1850