A Year in the Life of our Society

Ours is a busy society, with a packed social calendar. At our AGM in April 2025, our wonderful Secretary, Pam Griffiths (who holds everything together!), gave her report on a […]
A Visit to Capesthorne Hall

A Visit to Capesthorne Hall “A place and person for an artist to be in – old hall, galleries, old paintings, &c. and such a dame of a lady to […]
Ardwick Green

A beautiful Grade II listed former church, the Thomas Centre in Ardwick Green has meeting rooms named for famous Ardwick residents – including Elizabeth Gaskell.
The Gaskell Collection online

Our friends at the John Rylands Library have been in touch to tell us about the new Elizabeth Gaskell Collection Catalogue Picture: Page 1 of The Grey Woman manuscript, in […]
Raise a glass to 2025!

Our convivial New Year lunch takes place on Tuesday 14 January 2025. Join us! Helen Smith tells us about the 2024 lunch.
George Eliot’s Locations I – Chilvers Coton

As we open our conference in Hinckley this year, I ask the question : ‘What is the importance of location in the works of Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot?’ This […]
George Eliot’s Locations II – Astley, Griff House and Hollows

As we open our conference in Hinckley this year, I ask the question : ‘What is the importance of location in the works of Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot?’ For […]
New booklet out now

Anthony Burton has written a new booklet that outlines just why Elizabeth Gaskell is the most versatile of storytellers. And it’s free to read!
Revolutionary Gaskell? A call for papers

We’re thrilled that there’s to be an exciting new Gaskell Conference taking place in Paris in April 2025. Annick Rello-Pommier tells us more and issues a call for papers.