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: Plymouth Grove Writing Group

Our informal, supportive creative writing group meets every fourth Thursday and is led by published writer Nick Holland. £1 per session plus usual house admission (your ticket is valid for 12 months) No need to book just drop in! Nick Holland is the author of an acclaimed biography of the youngest Bronte, ‘In Search of Anne Bronte‘ which was called ‘an excellent book full of passion and pathos’ by the Mail on Sunday.  His biography of Guy Fawkes, ‘The Real

: ‘Household Commotion’: Elizabeth Gaskell and the ‘awful treasure’ of her servants, 1832-1865.

This new interactive exhibition explores in detail some of the individual servants that worked for the Gaskell family including Hearn, Elizabeth’s faithful housekeeper, and Will Preston, the outdoor servant from Cumbria, whose letter was found during the renovation work. A Letter to William In July 2016, while working on the Coach House at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, workmen discovered a letter wedged between the brickwork and roof trusses in what is now the Nightingale room. Although the pages were

: Story and play

Join us every second Wednesday of the month* in the Servants' Hall from 11-12pm for stories and play for under-fives. Usual admission applies (tickets last for 12 months and under 16s are free). No need to book just turn up. There is free parking for up to three hours on the road next to the House and we are right next to Swinton Grove Park and play area. *Except during school holidays

: Story and Play

Join us every second Wednesday of the month* in the Servants' Hall from 11-12pm for stories and play for under-fives. Usual admission applies (tickets last for 12 months and under 16s are free). No need to book just turn up. There is free parking for up to three hours on the road next to the House and we are right next to Swinton Grove Park and play area. We are reading Dinosaur Roar in May *Except during school holidays

: Story and play

Join us every second Wednesday of the month* in the Servants Hall from 11-12pm for stories and play for under-fives. Usual admission applies (tickets last for 12 months and under 16s are free). No need to book just turn up. There is free parking for up to three hours on the road next to the House and we are right next to Swinton Grove Park and play area. *Except during school holidays