elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk

Hands-on visitor expereince

Historic house and museum that celebrates the life and literature of Elizabeth Gaskell, one of the UK’s most important Victorian writers.

A hands-on experience that will introduce you to the world of the writer Elizabeth Gaskell and her family through historic period rooms, Victorian style garden, expert guides and changing exhibitions.

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Open Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday via timed entry from 11am until 3pm.
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What's On

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House Online Book Group

16th January - 10th December

We read (and re-read) classic works of fiction. New members welcome.

Textile Art Celebrating Trailblazing Women

4th January - 31st October

Exhibition of textile work created by the Trailblazing Stitching group.

Easter Family Fun

29th March - 19th April

Easter Family Activities

The Women who said YES!

1st April - 28th June

Temporary exhibition about the women who stood for parliament in 1918.

Online Talk: The Invention of Charlotte Brontë – Elizabeth Gaskell and her Infamous Brontë Biography

22nd April

Online Talk: The Invention of Charlotte Brontë

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Writing the future with a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is celebrating the news that it has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will help Manchester’s only literary house to write the More News