The Buckingham Palace Garden Party
Very occasionally something comes along which you know instinctively might be a once in a lifetime opportunity. One of these has recently happened to me, thanks to Elizabeth Gaskell House. A few weeks ago, “The House” was notified that the volunteer team
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Thank you, Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
When people think of the history of Manchester, they think of soot and smoke, redbrick warehouses and factories. I used to be among them. This fabulous city was after all, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution! However, very soon I was going
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Visiting Manchester Cathedral
To celebrate English Tourism Week 2019, Visit Manchester organised a culture swap across Manchester's heritage venues. We were lucky enough to visit the Grade 1 listed Manchester Cathedral where Amos Millington, one of the Cathedral volunteers, gave us a most interesting tour
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Another historic house – visiting the Watts Gallery – Artists Village
I recently visited the Watts Gallery - Artists Village, primarily to see their wonderful exhibition 'Christina Rossetti : Vision and Verse', but my Elizabeth Gaskell antennae are are always finely tuned and were twitching! In 1891,the Victorian artist George Frederic Watts moved
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More than a flash in the pan – stories from Household Commotion
From the writers at the creative writing workshops currently running at the House. Inspired by the Household Commotion exhibition on servants who worked for the Gaskell family. Read and enjoy! VICTORIAN GOTHIC For the last time, in the house where I've been
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