Experts' Choice Award Elizabeth Gaskell's House
What the experts agree on
Manchester's Grade II Regency villa celebrates the Victorian novelist who rivaled Dickens in literary circles. This recently opened museum explores Gaskell's influential fiction and social activism, offering insight into 19th-century literary life.
“a welcome recent addition to Manchester's visitor attractions.”
– Time Out
Lonely Planet "About 3 miles south of the city centre is Elizabeth Gaskell House, a Grade II detached Regency-style villa that was the home of novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, who lived here from 1850 to 1865." Full review
Lonely Planet "A fine museum devoted to Gaskell and her significant contribution to both 19th-century English literature and the fight against social inequality." Full review
Independent "Then visit Cranford author Elizabeth Gaskell’s house to find out why “Mrs Gaskell” was the toast of Victorian literary circles (even Dickens was a fan)"
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March 9, 2022
New York Times "A 10-minute walk from the Whitworth is Elizabeth Gaskell's House. Mrs. Gaskell was a Victorian-era author whose books formed the basis for the BBC television mini-series "Cranford" in..."
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Lonely Planet "Her former home, a Grade II-listed villa on Plymouth Grove, is now known as Elizabeth Gaskell's House and serves as a museum of her life and works. As well as seeing how she and her..."
