October at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
Manchester’s most famous literary home, Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, will be packed to the rafters with eerie events this October, as Halloween brings a terrifying timetable of talks, creepy crafts and scary stories. And Elizabeth Gaskell would definitely approve – she wrote a
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Book Plates in the Study
When books were being chosen for William’s study back in 2013, there was an ambitious plan to record the reason for each book’s presence. The idea was that a small bookplate would be inserted into each title giving a brief account of
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Dressing the Victorian Lady
Join Margo the Dressmaker and Polly the Lady's Maid to find out what went into dressing the middle-class Victorian lady each day. Discover how her garments were made, how she chose what to wear and how she put her chosen clothes on
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Summer at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
Once upon a time… Elizabeth Gaskell’s House invited families to a summer of full of events and activities inspired by children’s literature. Every Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 11am-4.30pm you can enjoy craft activities, dress up as a Victorian and follow our
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The Tourist Podcast comes to visit
We were thrilled to welcome Vic Elizabeth Turnbull, and the award-winning writer and stand-up comedian Katie Mulgrew, to Elizabeth Gaskell's House a few months back and the result is the very first episode of the The Tourist Podcast. To quote Vic "Each episode,
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