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 September at Brook Street Chapel in Knutsford.

There was a short Service and a laying of flowers on the Gaskell grave and on that of Joan Leach, founder of the Gaskell Society before a Service in the chapel.

The Minister, Francis Elliot-Wright led an inspiring service which was interspersed with some readings by members of the Gaskell Society on the topic of “Friendship”.  We were delighted to welcome Nancy Weyant, a Life Member of the Gaskell Society, who had come over from the USA and gave  one of the readings as well as laying flowers on the grave.

A big thank you to our friends at Brook Street Chapel, and to  Clive Heath for the photographs.