What’s On

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

Thursday Sewing Bee

Thu 11th Jan - Thu 13th Dec

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

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

Wed 30th May - Sun 31st Mar

A new exhibition about the servants at 84 Plymouth Grove

Revolutionary Women Around the World: Art Exhibition and Discussion

Wed 21st Nov

Discuss revolutionary women such as Queen Amina of Zaria as part of MACFest

Plymouth Grove Writing Group – November

Thu 22nd Nov

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

PERSPECTIVES | Venture Arts | Meet the Artist’s – Drop in 

Sun 25th Nov

A chance to meet the artists featured in Venture Arts PERSPECTIVES exhibition

Author Talk: Tessa Boase -‘Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feather’

Wed 28th Nov

Join Tessa Boase for a talk on the pioneering female founders of the RSPB

Pen Portraits

Sun 2nd Dec

10 minute monologue performance from one of our volunteers.

Victorian Christmas Customs

Wed 5th Dec

Join Anthony Burton for a free talk about Victorian Christmas customs

Christmas Carols in the Drawing Room

Thu 6th Dec

Carols in the Drawing Room with our House pianist

Christmas Crafternoon Tea

Thu 6th Dec

Make a patchwork Christmas tree decoration in our festive workshop

Second-Hand Book Sale

Sun 9th Dec

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

Bonnets at Dawn – Pub Quiz

Sun 9th Dec

Test your Gaskell, Bronte and Austen literary knowledge with this pub quiz.

Christmas Literature

Wed 12th Dec

Join Anthony Burton for a free talk about Christmas literature

Victorian Book Group – Little Women

Thu 13th Dec

Get in the Christmas spirit with this seasonal favourite.

Christmas Carols in the Drawing Room

Thu 13th Dec

Christmas carols in the Drawing Room by our House pianist.

Muppet Christmas Carol and Family Crafts

Sun 16th Dec

Watch this family Christmas classic and take part in craft activities

Victorian Book Group – Lincoln in the Bardo

Thu 17th Jan

Reading the 19th Century: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Supernatural Fiction

Wed 23rd Jan

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

Sketching Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Fri 8th Feb

All-day workshop in sketching led by urban sketcher Liz Ackerley

Half-term Family Crafts

Wed 20th Feb

Half-term family crafts from 1-3pm

Victorian Book Group – Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell

Thu 21st Feb

This month, join the book group in reading Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell

Reading The Nineteenth Century: The Water Babies

Wed 27th Feb

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

The Daily Grind: the Servants’ View

Sun 3rd Mar

A free talk discussing the Daily Grind of being a Victorian servant

The Servant Problem: the Employers’ View

Wed 6th Mar

Join Anthony Burton for a free talk about the 'Servant Problem'

Victorian Book Group – Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Thu 21st Mar

Join the Victorian Book Group for Austen's Mansfield Park

Reading The Nineteenth Century – James Hogg

Wed 27th Mar

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

Easter Family Crafts and Events

Sun 7th Apr - Sun 21st Apr

Easter fun and crafts at the House

Victorian Book Group – The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Thu 18th Apr

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss The Leopard

Reading the Nineteenth Century: Wilkie Collins

Wed 24th Apr

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

Raucous Afternoon Teatime

Wed 1st May

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

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

Thu 16th May

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss Without My Cloak

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 Family Crafts

Wed 29th May

Half-term family crafts from 1-3pm

iPhone Photography Workshop

Sun 9th Jun

Learn to take stunning photos with your iPhone/smartphone camera

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

Victorian Book Group – Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

Thu 18th Jul

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss Brideshead Revisited

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

Raucous Afternoon Teatime

Wed 2nd 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

Victorian Book Group – Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

Thu 21st Nov

Join the Victorian Book Group to discuss Fathers and Sons

Mr Thornton is coming to tea

North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell