One of my favourite things…
One of my favourite pieces in the House is the ceramic altarpiece, which hangs in the hall above the entrance to the Drawing Room. It can be easily missed and you probably get the best view of it from the half landing
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New Exhibition – Tales of Manchester Life
A new exhibition at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is set to open which for the first time will explore how Elizabeth Gaskell represented her home city in her novels and the impact of her writing from Victorian times to the present. Tales of
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Children’s books in the Study
Although we call our lovely museum Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, it was of course a home to a family. The family was steeped in literature. Not only was Elizabeth a successful, published author, William also wrote poetry and hymns and taught English Literature
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Family Fun this Easter Holidays
Families who hop over to Manchester’s Elizabeth Gaskell’s House with their little bunnies during the Easter holidays will find lots of egg-cellent creative craft activities to take part in at one of Manchester’s most family friendly visitor attractions. With the garden full
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Science and the Gaskells – Henry Enfield Roscoe
At the end of last year, we posted a fascinating blog by Gordon Chancellor detailing the scientists Elizabeth Gaskell would have known. When we're exploring Elizabeth Gaskell's world, we tend to focus on her literary friends and acquaintances, but the first industrial
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