Elizabeth Gaskell as muse
The background: the House has been successful in securing funding from the Arts Council for a collaborative programme of arts activities which includes a series of creative writing workshops. Here, Ben Cassidy, who is attending the programme, describes his experience of the
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My Favourite Object – The Chintz
One of my ‘favourite things’ in the house is the chintz used for the curtains and furniture coverings in the Drawing Room. Chintz is a glazed fabric typically printed with flowers on a light background, as ours is. So why have I
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More than a flash in the pan – stories from Household Commotion
From the writers at the creative writing workshops currently running at the House. Inspired by the Household Commotion exhibition on servants who worked for the Gaskell family. Read and enjoy! VICTORIAN GOTHIC For the last time, in the house where I've been
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The Sound of Servants – it’s getting louder!
In December 2018, we were successful in securing funding from the Arts Council England for a new collaborative programme of arts activities at the House inspired by the exhibition 'Household Commotion: Elizabeth Gaskell and the awful treasure of her servants 1832-1865' which is on
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A new book for our collection
We have recently added a splendid edition of Anne Bronte’s controversial novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to our collection. The book has been donated, following a crowdfunding appeal, by Bonnets at Dawn, a social media/podcasting duo who regularly discuss the works
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