Christmas with the Gaskells
Elizabeth’s husband, William, was a minister of religion, so the Gaskells celebrated Christmas as a religious occasion. They would attend the Christmas Day service at the Cross Street Unitarian Chapel, where William was minister. This usually entailed walking into central Manchester. “Xmas
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A Nice Day for a Fake Wedding
Earlier this year I found myself attending four fake weddings in one day- a sentence I never thought I would find myself saying. Despite not being a huge fan of weddings myself, setting up Elizabeth Gaskell's House for a wedding photoshoot was
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Conservation Cleaning
On 31 October I, along with several other passionate volunteers at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, attended a fascinating and informative conservation cleaning course led by conservation cleaning professional Nettie Cook. Nettie has previously worked for the National Trust and we had the pleasure
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Yesterday Elizabeth Gaskell was once more visiting the county she loved, Cheshire, as part of the Cheshire Local History Association’ s History Day in Northwich, a town not too far from her native Knutsford. I spoke to a packed hall of over
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Visiting Cairo St Chapel
On Sunday 9 Sept 2017 for Heritage weekend, Nick and I visited Cairo St (formerly Sankey St.) Chapel in Warrington to see the grave of Gaskell’s infant son William (1844-1845). What a treat we had in store! We received a warm welcome
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