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Welcome to the World of Cranford – Your Online Events

Welcome to the world of, what must surely be Elizabeth Gaskell's most charming novel, Cranford. This story of the 'Amazons' of Cranford has never been out of print. Now a new season of events just for you celebrates the quiet strength of

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Writing the future with a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is celebrating the news that it has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will help Manchester’s only literary house to write the next chapter of its story. The grant of £232,899 will support Elizabeth

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A Victorian writing slope with a blue piece of paper on it, on a round table with a red table cloth and embroidered table runner. There are books in the background and a mahogany box saying 'Open me' beside the writing slope.

Writers’ Homes and Creative Legacies

Visiting a writer or an artist’s home has always had a unique appeal; unlike the alienation of some museum experiences - where the artefacts are displayed at a distance from the viewer, behind a glass case – the intimacy of a home

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Your Spring Season Online – The Brontë Sisters and Elizabeth Gaskell

Since its publication in 1857, Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Life of Charlotte Brontë has divided opinion. It attracted immediate controversy and became a bestseller. But how true is it? A new short season of online events with the Brontë Parsonage Museum tells the real story

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2025 Annual Impact Report

The Board of Trustees of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House are pleased to share the 2025 Annual Impact Report which can be read in full below. Highlights Admissions & Events We welcomed 5,921 visitors through the door (up by 16% on 2024) We delivered

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