Walter Savage Landor and Elizabeth Gaskell
We have a new sundial in place at the back of the House which was put up last December with funding support from Viridor Credits. The sundial features an interesting quote - 'If you will but follow the sun all day' And
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Twelfth Night Cakes
For the Friends Christmas party in December 2015, Anthony Burton and his sister Monica provided a “Twelfth Cake”. In December 2018, they had another go at such a cake for the Friends’ study day on “The Victorian Christmas”. These cakes aroused some
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Lancashire Day
Lancashire Day holds a proud and established history in the county, commemorating the day on which the first-elected representatives called to London by King Edward I in 1295. On 27 November we celebrate its history and how it has shaped the rest
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William Gaskell and the Unitarian Chapel on Upper Brook Street
The recently restored Unitarian Chapel on Upper Brook Street is an important part of the Gaskell legacy in Manchester, as well as being an important part of Unitarian history as the first purpose built Unitarian chapel in England. The impetus to build the
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About two rather different Elizabeths…
Wightwick Manor, built by Theodore Mander , is a beautiful Aesthetic Style house in the Midlands which houses a remarkable collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Most of the collection was put together by Geoffery Mander, who with his second wife Rosalie Glynn
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