The Lawn and Chawton: two literary (non)residences
David Barnes takes a trip to Hampshire to visit two neighbouring, but contrasting literary houses – where their famous occupants’ residencies were short-lived for very different reasons.
The Elizabeth Gaskell Memorial Service 2025
Each year we have a service to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Gaskell in September 1810. This year, we assembled to mark the occasion on Sunday 21 […]