What’s On

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

Victorian Book Group

Thu 21st Sep

The Victorian Book Groups meets every third Thursday. All welcome.

The Home Life of Elizabeth Gaskell – four week course

Thu 28th Sep

Learn the house, the garden, the family and the servants over four weeks.

Plymouth Grove Writing Group

Thu 28th Sep

Our informal creative writing group meets every fourth Thursday. All welcome.

North and South (12A)

Sun 1st Oct

Watch the BBC Adaption of North & South

The Home Life of Elizabeth Gaskell – The garden

Thu 5th Oct

Learn about Elizabeth's beloved garden at 84 Plymouth Grove

FRIENDS EVENT: “A Literary Society and its Museum”

Sat 7th Oct

A conversation between Professor Michael Slater and Anthony Burton.

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 8th Oct

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

The Raj & Beyond.

Wed 11th Oct - Wed 6th Dec

Qaisra Shahraz ‘The Concubine and the Slave Catcher’

Wed 11th Oct

We are proud to welcome prize-winning British-Pakistani author Qaisra Shahraz

The Home Life of Elizabeth Gaskell

Thu 12th Oct

Learn about the Gaskell Family in this weeks session

The Home Life of Elizabeth Gaskell

Thu 19th Oct

Learn about the servants who ran the house and cared for the family

Half Term Story time and crafts

Wed 25th Oct

Join us for stories, craft activities and dressing up in the servants hall.

Beethoven and Schubert Cello Sonatas

Thu 26th Oct

Join us in the drawing room for Cello & Piano performances

English through Creative Writing Course

Wed 1st Nov

Practice your English composition and writing skills in relaxed environment.

Celebrating Charlotte – A Talk from the Brontë Society

Thu 2nd Nov

Join us to discuss the new book & the friendship between Elizabeth & Charlotte. 

Sketching Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Fri 10th Nov

Learn how to capture special places using pen, pencil & watercolour

Lecture: The comforts of home: domestic well-being in Georgian England

Wed 15th Nov

Join Jon Stobart for a lecture on the comforts of the Georgian home

English Through Creative Writing Course

Wed 15th Nov

Practice your English composition and writing skills in relaxed environment.

Feral

Thu 23rd Nov

What do ‘wild women’ do as they grow older

English Through Creative Writing Course

Wed 29th Nov

Oractice your English composition and writing skills in a relaxed environoment.

Kettel & Blacke

Sun 3rd Dec

Humorous observations and songs around the piano with this lively duo.

Thrills & Quills – Jane Austen’s life in letters by LipService

Sun 10th Dec

A comic look at Jane Austen's letters.

Muppet Christmas Carol and Family Crafts

Sun 17th Dec

Watch this family classic and take part in craft activities

Reading the Nineteenth Century

Wed 24th Jan

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Reading the nineteenth century

Wed 28th Feb

Charles Dickens’ The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Reading the Nineteenth Century

Wed 28th Mar

Danesbury House by Mrs Henry Wood

Reading the Nineteenth Century

Wed 25th Apr

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

Reading the Nineteenth Century

Wed 23rd May

Students Choice

The Gaskell Legacy

Mr Thornton is coming to tea

North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell