Twelve Months in Sweden with Fredrika Bremer
Twelve Months in Sweden with Fredrika Bremer, A collection of letters and observations by Margaret Howitt has been donated to the House by Irene Wiltshire along with the Howitt’s Journal Vol 3 described in an earlier blog. These two volumes were published
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The Howitts, Maria Edgeworth and Sir Walter Scott’s pen
We recently received a donation of books from Irene Wiltshire and two of these were of particular interest to me, Howitt’s Journal Volume 3 and a two volume work Twelve Months in Sweden with Fredrika Bremer by Margaret Howitt (I'll talk about
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Meet the Team – Ellie
In the final blog of our 'Meet the Team' series we have Ellie Harrington, our House Assistant and the newest member of the team (she only joined the Team 2 weeks ago). Ellie first started volunteering at the House in her gap
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Meet the Team – Katy
This week in our meet the team series it's Katy Ellis, our Volunteer and Collections Manager. Katy was a volunteer at the House from 2015-2021, during which time she completed a MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies at the University of
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Meet the Team – Sally
Next in our 'meet the team' series is Sally Jastrzebski-Lloyd, the Director of Elizabeth Gaskell's House. Sally joined the team at Elizabeth Gaskell's House in 2017 after working for over 10 years at Marketing Lancashire. Although she has an English Literature degree,
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