Our blog post cover everything that happens at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House from the stories discovered about objects and furnishings, to family connections and past residents. You can read about the garden and the plants we grow as well as the volunteering experience we offer to our brilliant team. The majority of the posts are written by volunteers.
A Letter from Julia Gaskell
Over the past year a number of unpublished letters from Elizabeth’s daughters have been brought to our notice. Last year, for example, a letter from Meta (Margaret) Gaskell was discovered in a volume of Ruth and Other Tales. The latest discovery came
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37. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
7-11 July 2025 After the excitement of the exhibition launch last week, I must admit I was feeling a little frazzled at the start of the week - not helped that it was my birthday over the weekend, as well. There seemed
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What’s the Story? How Oasis and Elizabeth Gaskell taught the world to speak Manc
I’ve often joked to myself about the comparisons you can draw between two Mancunian legends who are close to my heart - Oasis and Elizabeth Gaskell. It was the announcement of the longed-for Oasis reunion that made me think I'd waited long
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30 June - 4 July 2025 It has been one of the best and longest weeks. There was a lot packed in, but surprisingly everything went to plan. I started the week with a private group tour for 30 secondary school students
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23-27 June 2025 We are now officially less than a week from our exhibition launch at the House so there's been lots of ends to tie-up, final proofing, sign-offs, a man with a van to book and a banner to put up
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