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.
Delving into Elizabeth’s Passion for Plants
Elizabeth Gaskell’s passion for nature was an integral part of her life. She often spoke of the comfort she found in her garden, which provided her with a sanctuary away from the demands of family and writing. Elizabeth’s correspondence with friends reveals
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22. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
9 - 16 March 2025 Pleased to report a much better week across the board. We started the week with good visitor numbers and spend at our March second-hand book sale - helped I'm sure by our buy one get one free
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21. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
3- 7 March 2025 Despite the sunshine this week, dark clouds were abundant in my inbox (and the wider world) and I was reminded of the quote from North and South - 'the cloud never comes in that quarter of the horizon
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20. A Year in the Life of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
24-28 February 2025 This week we finally got announce our three writers in residency - so there was a lot of emails to answer/copy to check and images to collect at the start of the week - and then I spent /Thursday
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Writers in Residence Announced
Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has announced the three young writers in residence, who will be spending time immersing themselves in Elizabeth’s world and responding to her legacy in their words. Georgia Affonso, Princess Arinola Adegbite and Guruleen Kahlo who are all connected to
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