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38. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

14 -18 July 2025 As the weeks continue to tumble into July all focus is on the impending summer holidays and our family workshops during August. The 2500 leaflets came back from the printers and we sent out 500 to each of

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A close up photo of a Victorian letter, showing Julia Gaskell's signature in cursive handwriting.

A Letter from Julia Gaskell

Over the past year a number of unpublished letters from Elizabeth’s daughters have been brought to our notice. Last year, for example, a letter from Meta (Margaret) Gaskell was discovered in a volume of Ruth and Other Tales. The latest discovery came

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37. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

7-11 July 2025 After the excitement of the exhibition launch last week, I must admit I was feeling a little frazzled at the start of the week, not helped that it was my birthday over the weekend, as well. There seemed to

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What’s the Story? How Oasis and Elizabeth Gaskell taught the world to speak Manc

I’ve often joked to myself about the comparisons you can draw between two Mancunian legends who are close to my heart - Oasis and Elizabeth Gaskell. It was the announcement of the longed-for Oasis reunion that made me think I'd waited long

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36. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

30 June - 4 July 2025 It has been one of the best and longest weeks. There was a lot packed in, but surprisingly everything went to plan. I started the week with a private group tour for 30 secondary school students

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