Installation of della Robbia style Altarpiece
In 1898, Elizabeth Gaskell’s daughters, Meta and Julia, purchased a nineteenth century della Robbia style altarpiece which was gifted to the recently founded Whitworth Art Gallery. In a happy reversal of generosity, it has now been given to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House by
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Saying goodbye to William
On Friday last week we said goodbye to the William Gaskell portrait that's been hanging in the study as it is returning to Manchester Art Gallery for an exhibition in the spring - but don't worry he will be coming back to
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Bonnets at Dawn
We are delighted to welcome the Literary Thunderdome that is Bonnets at Dawn to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House for a week from 3 December. Lauren Burke and Hannah Chapman (aka Bonnets at Dawn) go head to head to compare and contrast the lives
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Groups Launch Event
Monday 26 February is to be a special date for the UK travel trade as women and their role in shaping our society sheds light on two closely linked visitor attractions. Writer Elizabeth Gaskell’s House and the nearby Pankhurst Centre, birthplace of
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#LancashireDay
As part of our Lancashire Day celebrations around 27 November we are running a prize draw in conjunction with The History of Lancashire in 70 Objects project. Visitors to the house from Wednesday 22 November until 29 November can enter a prize draw
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