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.
Book Plates in the Study
When books were being chosen for William’s study back in 2013, there was an ambitious plan to record the reason for each book’s presence. The idea was that a small bookplate would be inserted into each title giving a brief account of
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Work Experience at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
One of my tasks was scanning photographs of the restoration work and I was shocked to see the former state of the building. (the image below shows the study before the renovation) I also helped to format and produce the long-awaited book
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Poems from the House by Lynn Tammadge
Participants who attended the Rommi Smith poetry workshop on 22 June 2018 were invited to share their work via the House blog. We thank all those who attended and Rommi herself. It was a beautiful and inspirational day. These poems were written
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Poems from the House by Carolyn Batcheler
Participants who attended the Rommi Smith poetry workshop on 22 June 2018 were invited to share their work via the House blog. We thank all those who attended and Rommi herself. It was a beautiful and inspirational day. Both these poems were
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Dressing the Victorian Lady
Join Margo the Dressmaker and Polly the Lady's Maid to find out what went into dressing the middle-class Victorian lady each day. Discover how her garments were made, how she chose what to wear and how she put her chosen clothes on
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