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: Sew Near – Sew Far

Elizabeth Gaskell's House is delighted to welcome artist Lynn Setterington who is in the process of creating three textile based artworks for the Brontë Parsonage Museum exploring the adopted and real signatures of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte. Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte became friends and correspondents, and Charlotte visited the house on three occasions, famously hiding behind the curtains on one visit to hide from a fellow guest. Following Charlotte's death in 1855, Elizabeth wrote her biography, The Life

: Kettel & Blacke

Elizabeth Gaskell and her family are on holiday in Silverdale and have asked their ‘observant’ spinster neighbours Misses Kettel and Blacke to house sit whilst they are away. Join them for humorous observations and songs around the piano at 12.30 and 2.30 in the Drawing Room. Read the Biographies of Kettel and Blacke Suitable for all ages. Included in your admission

: Muppet Christmas Carol and Family Crafts

*** sorry this event has sold out ****   Get into the Christmas spirit and join us as we show one of the best (in our opinion) family Christmas films, The Muppets Christmas Carol, here at Elizabeth Gaskell's House! We'll also have family Christmas crafts in the servants hall, plus mince pies and mulled wine on sale in the tea room.  And you can pick up some last minute stocking fillers in our shop. We're decked in holly,

: Celebrating Charlotte – A Talk from the Brontë Society

****** Sorry, this event has now sold out *********** Elizabeth Gaskell's House is delighted welcome to Lauren Livesey from the Brontë Society together with Libby Tempest Chair of the Gaskell Society to discuss the friendship between Elizabeth and Charlotte, as well as the book 'Celebrating Charlotte Brontë.' Published to mark the bicentenary of Charlotte's birth and written by Christine Alexander and Sara L Pearson, Celebrating Charlotte Brontë: Transforming Life into Literature in 'Jane Eyre', is an exploration of how Charlotte took

: Sketching Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Introducing our day workshop in sketching. Have you ever wanted to record your memories of a visit using your own sketches and illustrations? This workshop will show you a variety of ways in which you can capture special places using pen, pencil, watercolour and other simple materials in a sketchbook. From drawing special items like lamps and furniture, to details and features as well as views, this day workshop will give you some tools to get started in