Volunteering Placement
I started volunteering at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House towards the end of February, undertaking my placement here as part of the completion of my Master’s degree, at MMU. Whilst studying Public History and Heritage, my volunteering at Elizabeth Gaskell's House has helped me
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One of my favourite things…
One of my favourite pieces in the House is the ceramic altarpiece, which hangs in the hall above the entrance to the Drawing Room. It can be easily missed and you probably get the best view of it from the half landing
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Children’s books in the Study
Although we call our lovely museum Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, it was of course a home to a family. The family was steeped in literature. Not only was Elizabeth a successful, published author, William also wrote poetry and hymns and taught English Literature
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Science and the Gaskells – Henry Enfield Roscoe
At the end of last year, we posted a fascinating blog by Gordon Chancellor detailing the scientists Elizabeth Gaskell would have known. When we're exploring Elizabeth Gaskell's world, we tend to focus on her literary friends and acquaintances, but the first industrial
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Wolf or squirrel, that is the question?
In February 2021, Chris Tucker and I posted a blog about the poet John Donne and a two-volume edition of his poems that had been recently added to our collection. What’s done is Donne. - elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk The very last paragraph of
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