Collection

Read more about the stories and people behind the objects and furnishings in our collection at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House.


Decorating the Drawing Room

The Drawing Room wallpaper at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has always held a fascination for me, and a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of talking to two members of the team from Bruce Fine Papers who produced this beautiful heritage paper.

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Book Repairs Part 2

As we mentioned in Part 1 of this blog, for the past three years we have been able to repair some of the most interesting titles in the book collection thanks to generous sponsorship by Friends and volunteers. Over the course of

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Book Repairs Part 1

For the past three years we have been able to repair some of the most interesting titles in the book collection thanks to generous sponsorship by Friends and volunteers. Diana Ashcroft and I, who volunteer at Elizabeth Gaskell's House, have researched the

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Rev. Henry Turner and a visit to Nottingham

I recently went to Nottingham for a couple of days with a friend who lives in the opposite side of the country. We like to meet up annually, sometimes choosing places we don’t know, where we  hope to find  interesting things to

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New Collection Store

AIM Arts Scholars Brighter Day Grant Scheme has enabled Elizabeth Gaskell’s House to create a fit for purpose reserves collection store, that is secure, accessible and will adequately protect collection items in the storage for many years to come. When the House

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