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Get married at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House – the most romantic literary venue in Manchester

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House at 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester will be licensed for weddings on 30 August 2017, the day that would have been 185th wedding anniversary of Elizabeth and her husband William Gaskell. On Thursday August 30 1832, Elizabeth Stevenson – who

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New house tea and a free cuppa to all visitors

Visitors to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House will now be able to take home a tasty reminder of their visit, with the launch of the new Elizabeth Gaskell’s House blend of loose leaf tea. Produced by Manchester based loose leaf tea specialist Parched Tea,

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A Summer of Victorian Entertainment for Children and Families

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is throwing open its doors this summer to the world of the Victorian children at play. Every Wednesday in the summer holidays, a range of activities will take visitors back in time to when the Gaskell’s daughters would have

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Garden Explorers Take Over at Half Term

Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 13:15 Garden Explorers takeover this half term at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House Elizabeth Gaskell’s House will be giving families the opportunity to explore the beautifully re-established Victorian gardens of this historic house over half term with a new

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Herizons: Celebrating Strong Manchester Women.

'It's great that the Herizons creative women's group, born from Gaskell: The Musical, is going from strength to strength and now have the honour of opening the International Women's Day Event at the Town Hall.' enJOY Arts. This morning our Herizons group opened

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