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: Easter Events

Join us for family fun at the House this Easter, with Easter egg trails, Easter crafts, visits from our Victorian servants, and more throughout the Easter holidays. "There was Easter proper, which always required new clothing of some kind, for fear of certain consequences from little birds, who were supposed to resent the impiety of those who do not wear some new article of dress on Easter-day…So piety demanded a new bonnet, or a new gown" Elizabeth Gaskell,

: Raucous Afternoon Teatime

Raucous:  meaning 'boisterous and disorderly...' Back by popular demand! Join us for a raucous afternoon of riotous tales about famous, infamous and downright outrageous characters from our great city – and of course home-made cake and House-blend tea or fresh filter coffee. Bring friends, or prepare to make new ones, and hold tight to your china teacup as our feisty housekeeper regales you with stories of Manchester’s most interesting characters: feisty activists, ground-breaking scientists, radical writers, and a few

: Crafternoon Tea – Paisley Woodblock Printing

**** Sorry this event has sold out **** This Crafternoon Tea workshop will introduce you to the technique of woodblock printing onto fabric. You will be able to print onto silk or cotton fabric to make a notebook cover, needle case/pin cushion or cards which you can embellish with stitching and sequins. £19 includes tuition, materials, hot drink, cake and annual admission to the house. (£15 for those with a current admission ticket)

: Crafternoon Tea – Crochet Afghan Squares

**** Sorry this event is now sold out ********   This Crafternoon Tea workshop will introduce you to crocheting traditional Afghan squares that can become the basis for cushion covers, rugs, throws or shawls. You will take home your first square plus the inspiration and skill for beautiful future creations. £19 includes tuition, materials, hot drink, cake and annual admission to the house. (£15 for those with a current admission ticket.)

: Commonword – International Mother Language Day

Commonword at Elizabeth Gaskell's House - join us on International Mother Language Day as part of Manchester’s UNESCO City of Literature series. Poets will read from their work in the splendid surroundings of Elizabeth Gaskell's House, reflecting on translation, writing in multiple languages, and linguistic creativity. Poets to include Fereshteh Mozafarri (Farsi and English); Shirley May (Jamaican national language/patois and English) and Shamshad Khan (Urdu and English). This is a free event included in the usual admission to the