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: 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. *Except during school holidays

: Father’s Day at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Join us for short talk from one of our volunteers 'Through the Study Window'. This short talk will discuss what the Revd. William Gaskell (husband and father) would have seen from his window in the study at Plymouth Grove, and how that outlook changed during the Gaskells' residency. Who were there neighbours and where did these people move to as Manchester pushed its way further into the suburbs? All Dads will get a free cup* of the Elizabeth

: Mothering Sunday at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Diane Duffy will give a short talk in the Dining Room at 1pm about how Elizabeth constructed a space to write amidst her busy life as a wife and mother. All mums will get a free cup* of the Elizabeth Gaskell's House Tea or filter coffee in the tea room. Included in admission. There will also be scones (with jam and butter) for sale in the tearoom for £2.50. *One cup per mum.

: Victorian Parlour Music

Join amateur musicians Matt Holker and Robert Nicholls in the Drawing Room for an afternoon of Victorian parlour songs, including some referred to by Elizabeth Gaskell. At intervals from 2pm. Included in admission

: Thrills & Quills – Jane Austen’s life in letters by LipService

***** both performances have now sold out ********** Celebrate Christmas with Jane Austen & Mrs Gaskell in Thrills & Quills LipService theatre make a seasonal return to Elizabeth Gaskell's House to take a comic look at Jane Austen's letters, examine the vagaries of the Georgian postal system and wonder what witty words Jane could have conjured up with a Twitter account. With extracts from Jane Austen's novels, letters to family members and wickedly funny observations on her neighbours.