Walter Savage Landor and Elizabeth Gaskell
We have a new sundial in place at the back of the House which was put up last December with funding support from Viridor Credits. The sundial features an interesting quote - 'If you will but follow the sun all day' And
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Twelfth Night Cakes
For the Friends Christmas party in December 2015, Anthony Burton and his sister Monica provided a “Twelfth Cake”. In December 2018, they had another go at such a cake for the Friends’ study day on “The Victorian Christmas”. These cakes aroused some
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About two rather different Elizabeths…
Wightwick Manor, built by Theodore Mander , is a beautiful Aesthetic Style house in the Midlands which houses a remarkable collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Most of the collection was put together by Geoffery Mander, who with his second wife Rosalie Glynn
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Dame Mabel Tylecote
William Gaskell’s study is home to a collection of mainly 19th Century books which have reached Elizabeth Gaskell’s House through a variety of purchases and donations. I am currently creating an inventory of these books, which includes a note of any inscriptions
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Miss Coutts is very, very kind
We have a new shed! It sits very neatly in the corner of the yard and will greatly ease the cramped storage for pots, compost and tools we have had up to now. Also making its appearance, and later than we would
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