Read more about the stories and people behind the objects and furnishings in our collection at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House.
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I was lucky enough to visit Leighton House a few weeks ago, newly opened to the public after its recent refurbishment. The wonderfully tiled Arab Hall is still as glorious as ever and the recreation of Leighton’s winter studio – full of
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A Book for the Study Shelves
‘I promised to send you Wordsworth’s ‘Prelude’, and accordingly, dispatch it by this post.’ Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Gaskell, 27 August 1850 Charlotte Bronte sent her present of The Prelude to Elizabeth Gaskell after their first meeting, when they had spent three
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Keeping Books Alive
Late in 2021, Elizabeth Gaskell’s House received a grant from the Pilgrim Trust as part of the Association of Independent Museums (AIM) Collections Remedial Conservation Grant Scheme. Such grants are specifically for small to medium sized museums to care for their collections
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Book Labelling
As part of Elizabeth Gaskell's House’s work towards Museum Accreditation, a team of volunteers got together one Monday to allocate unique identifying numbers to the books in William Gaskell's study, with the aim of doing the whole collection eventually. Supervised by Jane,
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Nasmyth Painting Comes Home
We know that the Gaskells hung a painting - River Landscape with Ruined Castle - by the Scottish artist Alexander Nasmyth above the fireplace in the Drawing Room at Plymouth Grove. Until October 13, 2021, we had a copy of the painting
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