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.
Plastic Free July
Manchester is aiming to become a zero carbon city by 2038. This is 12 years ahead of the Government’s target for the UK of 2050. During July businesses across the city are promoting plastic free July to help promote ways we can all help
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Your Autumn 2024
Look ahead to cosy evenings in with a new programme of online events designed just for you, starting this September. Share your love of literature with like-minded people from around the world - all from the comfort of your own home! The
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Is Summer Coming?
Summer must be coming soon to bring us sunshine. The garden certainly does not need any more rain. It is true that we have had glimpses of summer sun and that the roses in the garden are blooming. The Scottish Briar and
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Short Stories – New online course for Autumn 2024
Delve into the dark side with Sherry Ashworth’s new course on Victorian short stories. Keep your tissues to the ready as you shudder and weep over two of Elizabeth Gaskell’s stories, Lizzie Leigh and Lois the Witch. Then you may be shocked by George Eliot’s
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Spring in the Garden
I returned to work in the garden last Wednesday and to the British Springtime. I had flown back from Spain the previous Saturday and had braced myself against the cold wind that hits you when you cross the tarmac to get to
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