What’s On

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  • 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.

Crafternoon Tea: Introduction to Bookbinding

Wed 27th Mar

Learn the craft of bookbinding over tea/coffee and cake

Creative Writing Workshop: Experimental Writing

Wed 27th Mar

Creative Writing Workshop: Experimental Writing

Reading The Nineteenth Century – James Hogg

Wed 27th Mar

Delve into the dark side of Victorian fiction in this evening reading course

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House and Me – The Interior Restoration.

Sat 30th Mar

Talk - how the interior rooms at Elizabeth Gaskell's House were created.

Mother’s Day at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Sun 31st Mar

Mother's Day talks about motherhood in Elizabeth Gaskell's work

Conservation Cleaning Talk

Thu 4th Apr

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

Pen Portraits

Sun 7th Apr

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

Easter at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Sun 7th Apr - Sun 21st Apr

Easter fun and crafts at the House

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 14th Apr

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

Victorian Book Group – The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Thu 18th Apr

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss The Leopard

Creative Writing Workshop: Character Sketch / Monologue (I)

Wed 24th Apr

Evening creative writing workshop inspired by the history of the House servants

Reading the Nineteenth Century: Wilkie Collins

Wed 24th Apr

Delve into the dark side of Victorian fiction in this evening reading course

Sound of Servants: The Musical!

Fri 26th Apr

An innovative new musical devised by local women’s group Herizons

The Sound of Servants: The Musical!

Sat 27th Apr

An innovative new musical devised by local women’s group Herizons

Raucous Afternoon Teatime

Wed 1st May

Laughs, mouth-watering cake and riotous tales about Manchester characters

Conservation Cleaning Talk

Thu 2nd May

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

Pen Portraits

Sun 5th May

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

Story and Play: Dinosaur Roar!

Wed 8th May

Story and play session for under fives

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 12th May

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

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

Sun 12th May

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

Victorian Book Group – Without My Cloak by Kate O’Brien

Thu 16th May

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss Without My Cloak

Creative Writing Workshop: Monologue (II)

Wed 22nd May

Evening creative writing workshop inspired by the history of the House servants

Reading The Nineteenth Century: Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

Wed 22nd May

Delve into the dark side of Victorian fiction in this evening reading course

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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.

Raucous Writers Afternoon Teatime

Wed 16th Oct

Laughs, mouth-watering cake and riotous tales about Manchester characters

Victorian Book Group – The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Thu 17th Oct

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss The Age of Innocence

Pen Portraits

Sun 3rd Nov

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

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

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

a whispering of leaves and perfume of flowers always pervaded the rooms

Charlotte Brontë, on visiting 84 Plymouth Grove