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.
Mia’s Work Experience Placement
I am a first-year, university history student who decided to apply for work experience at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. Replies to my emails were quick and friendly, making me feel wanted and welcome before even stepping through the door. My family had previously
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Work Experience at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
In talking about my week at Elizabeth Gaskell's House, I feel it necessary to first explain why I chose to spend my week here, what drew me to the house. I am an A-level student studying English Literature, History and French and
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We have a new vegetable bed
On Tuesday 17 July the mechanical digger arrived in the garden. Along with it came two very active human labourers and all the volunteer gardeners. The mechanical digger removed the debris and rubble from successive builders, revealing the clay and the oxygen-starved
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Sketching with Liz Ackerley
Liz Ackerley has run two very successful sketching workshops at Elizabeth Gaskell's House encouraging the people who attend to capture their individual memories of the places they love in sketches and illustrations. As an urban sketcher, she says ' My work is
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Annie Swynnerton and William Gaskell…
The portrait of William Gaskell , which usually hangs in his study at the House, is currently on display at Manchester City Art Gallery as part of a major exhibition of the works of Annie Swynnerton, an important feminist artist with many
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