Social Lunch in Didsbury
The Didsbury Pub 852 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, United KingdomInformal lunch/meet up at The Didsbury Pub in East Didsbury, 852 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2SG close to Fletcher Moss and The Parsonage Gardens. It has been a very […]
Romance and Reality: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Debt to Sir Walter Scott
Zoom online only, United KingdomAn online talk by the Gaskell Society's Dr Diane Duffy. It is hard to imagine the hard-hitting industrial novels written by Elizabeth Gaskell having much in common with the romances […]
Online Tour of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House – August 2021
Zoom online only, United KingdomUsing 360-degree photography, the House's expert guides will bring Manchester’s literary heritage to life via an online tour of 84 Plymouth Grove. From the Morning Room and Study, to the […]
Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell – a Friendship
Zoom online only, United KingdomWe're thrilled that Elizabeth Gaskell's House has joined forces with the Brontë Parsonage Museum to deliver a series of three events that explore the relationship between the the two friends. […]
‘This Unlucky Book’ – an online discussion
Zoom online only, United KingdomWe're thrilled that Elizabeth Gaskell's House has joined forces with the Brontë Parsonage Museum to deliver a series of three events that explore the relationship between the the two friends. […]
Online Talk – Victorian Children’s Literature: an introduction
Zoom online only, United KingdomVictorian’s Children’s literature gave us many of the classics we all know and love from A Secret Garden to Alice in Wonderland. But what themes from Elizabeth Gaskell’s writing are […]
The Gaskell Memorial Service 2021
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomEvery year, on a Sunday close to what would have been Elizabeth Gaskell's birthday, we lay flowers on her grave at Brook Street Chapel in Knutsford. We also lay flowers […]
Online Talk – Elizabeth Gaskell Goes Shopping
onlineAn illustrated Zoom talk by Anthony Burton Elizabeth Gaskell’s letters, which reveal so much of her life, tell us something of the shops she patronised in Manchester: this talk recalls […]
Autumn Meeting 2021
Knutsford Methodist Church Princess Street, Knutsford, United KingdomThe Joan Leach Memorial Lecture Stubborn Facts from the Factories: James Leach & the Industrial Background to Mrs Gaskell's Fiction. We're delighted to welcome Dr Mike Sanders, who'll deliver the Joan Leach […]
Manchester Meeting – Elizabeth Gaskell, Farmer?
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomWe're delighted to welcome guest speaker Jackie Tucker to our first Cross Street Chapel Manchester meeting in oooh... absolutely ages! We hope you'll be able to join us. In 1851 […]
Online Talk – Beyond Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frances E.W. Harper and Harriet Jacobs
Zoom online only, United KingdomJoin the team at Elizabeth Gaskell's House to celebrate Black History Month with the incredible duo that is Bonnets at Dawn. They’ll be stepping across the Pond to talk about […]
Knutsford Meeting – Ruth I
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomOur monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month, between October and April (except December). Bring your own packed lunch from 1pm and then enjoy a friendly […]
Lois the Witch and Other Tales
Zoom online only, United KingdomJoin the team at Elizabeth Gaskell's House online for a spine-tingling talk, perfect for Halloween! Elizabeth Gaskell definitely had a dark side and wrote a number of gothic and ghostly stories. […]
Manchester Meeting – The Adopted Child in 19th Century Literature
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomThis talk explores representations of adopted children in fiction by Jane Austen, Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Our guest speaker, Dr Karen Laird, is an adoptive […]
Anne Brontë 200
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United Kingdom"A Fine and Subtle Spirit" - a bicentenary celebration in words and music A bicentenary celebration for Anne Brontë at Cross Street Chapel, Manchester. Postponed from 2020 due to the pandemic, […]
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman – Mary Wollstonecraft’s Influence on the Writings of Elizabeth Gaskell
Zoom online only, United KingdomBack by popular demand! This sell-out talk by Dr Diane Duffy explores the life and work of Mary Wollstonecraft, a pioneer of feminist thought in the UK, and her influence […]
Knutsford Meeting – Ruth II
Brook Street Chapel Adam's Hill,, Knutsford, United KingdomOur monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month, between October and April (except December). Bring your own packed lunch from 1pm and then enjoy a friendly […]
Victorian Women in Bed
Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United KingdomA series of plays by Janet Goddard performed in person at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. ‘What is a bed for but to die in?’ asks angry, dead Emily Brontë. We snuggle […]
Victorian Women in Bed – New show added
Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United KingdomDue to popular demand, a third show has been added to the run A series of plays by Janet Goddard performed in person at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. ‘What is a bed […]
Victorian Women in Bed
Elizabeth Gaskell's House 84 Plymouth Grove,, Manchester, United KingdomA series of plays by Janet Goddard performed in person at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. ‘What is a bed for but to die in?’ asks angry, dead Emily Brontë. We snuggle […]
A Christmas Potpourri
onlineThe Friends of Elizabeth Gaskell's House have asked several enthusiasts to give short illustrated talks about their favourite objects in the House. So please sit back, with some suitably festive […]
Manchester Meeting – Elizabeth Gaskell’s Visits to Capesthorne Hall
Cross Street Chapel Cross Street,, Manchester, United KingdomIn the late 1840s and early 1850s Elizabeth Gaskell paid a number of visits to her friend Caroline Davenport at Capesthorne Hall, near Congleton, Cheshire. Capesthorne is a red-brick Georgian […]
Online Talk – Christmas Customs
Zoom online only, United KingdomBringing some festive cheer from Elizabeth Gaskell’s House to your home! Sit back with a mince pie and enjoy the Gaskell Society's Anthony Burton’s talk about seasonal customs from Christmases […]
New Year Lunch, 2022
Cottons Hotel and Spa Manchester Road, Knutsford, United KingdomWe're thrilled to welcome our members and friends back for our wonderful New Year lunch, now a firm favourite in our society's calendar. Join us at the the Cottons Hotel, […]
Online Talk – Cranford Illustrators: which bits did they illustrate?
Zoom online only, United KingdomAs part of the Love Affair with Cranford exhibition at Elizabeth Gaskell's House, Anthony Burton returns with a new online talk exploring Cranford’s many illustrators. Surveying thirteen varied artists, he asks […]