Writers’ Homes and Creative Legacies
Visiting a writer or an artist’s home has always had a unique appeal; unlike the alienation of some museum experiences - where the artefacts are displayed at a distance from the viewer, behind a glass case – the intimacy of a home
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Your Spring Season Online – The Brontë Sisters and Elizabeth Gaskell
Since its publication in 1857, Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Life of Charlotte Brontë has divided opinion. It attracted immediate controversy and became a bestseller. But how true is it? A new short season of online events with the Brontë Parsonage Museum tells the real story
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2025 Annual Impact Report
The Board of Trustees of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House are pleased to share the 2025 Annual Impact Report which can be read in full below. Highlights Admissions & Events We welcomed 5,921 visitors through the door (up by 16% on 2024) We delivered
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Final chapter of young writers residency
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has marked the conclusion of its first young writers’ residency with the publication of a book, I’ve Never Read Elizabeth Gaskell, featuring contributions of poetry, short stories and a play from three young writers. The residency has been ground-breaking
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Interview with Brian Percival: Historical Drama, Northern Roots and the Director’s Craft
Brian Percival is a director whose career journey has taken him from his working-class roots in Liverpool to one of the most respected names in British television and film. With notable works such as North and South, The Book Thief and All
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