Edgeworthia chrysantha: a shrub with history
On the 3 April we planted an Edgeworthia chrysantha in the large border to the side of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. A month earlier I had visited RHS Wisley and seen these shrubs for the first time. Over a hundred of them have
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My family, the Dukinfield Darbishires
Sascha Roos, a member of the Dukinfield Darbishire family - who were great friends of the Gaskells - visited the House recently and has written this fascinating blog about her family connections with the Gaskells... About my family, the Dukinfield Darbishires, or
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My favourite object- William’s desk and the strange tale of the Baker Street Bazaar
Come in through the front door of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House and look to the right. You will find yourself looking into William Gaskell’s study with its large library table positioned in front of original bookshelves and their collection of 19th century books.
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Another historic house – visiting the Watts Gallery – Artists Village
I recently visited the Watts Gallery - Artists Village, primarily to see their wonderful exhibition 'Christina Rossetti : Vision and Verse', but my Elizabeth Gaskell antennae are are always finely tuned and were twitching! In 1891,the Victorian artist George Frederic Watts moved
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Music lessons from Mr Hallé
It's 200 years years since Charles Hallé, who was to become one of the most celebrated conductors on Victorian England ( and who would have an orchestra named after him! ) ,was born in what is now Germany. As a young man he
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