Thursday 23 September 2010

84,PLYMOUTH GROVE

84 Plymouth Grove in Manchester.


Cross Street Unitarian Chapel.


Elizabeth Gaskell

The Reverend William Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell's grave in Knutsford, Cheshire. Knutsford was the original inspiration for Cranford.Elizabeth died in1865 whilst visiting a house she had bought in Holybourne in Hampshire, about a mile north of Alton and three miles from Chawton where Jane Austen lived. She was 55 years old.Her body was brought back to Knutsford for burial.



 
















Novels/Biography
Novellas
Resources
  • 14.) Your Gaskell Library – Links to MP3′s, ebooks, audio books, other downloads and reading resources available online: Janite Deb -Jane Austen in Vermont
  • 15.) Plymouth Grove – A visit to Elizabeth Gaskell’s home in Manchester: Tony Grant – London Calling

18 comments:

  1. Elizabeth Gaskell is today's (September 29th.) 'Life of the Day' from the 'new' Oxford DNB
    http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/lotw/
    [Warning - link is only valid for one week, the lives vary]

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  2. Tony, did you know that Elizabeth Gaskell was recently included in The Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey? Fascinating. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/elizabeth-gaskell-joins-the-greats-in-poets-corner-2089911.html

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  3. Thanks Michael. I have copied and saved The Oxford DBN article.

    I read about that in a news article, Vic.
    The next time I'm in Westminster Abbey then!!!!!!!!

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  4. Tony, surprising to learn that Gaskell died so close to Jane Austen! She admired Austen, although her writing does tend to be closer to the other Victorians. An amazing writer, though!

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  5. That is interesting about the Gaskell award. Wonderful to know they honor her enough to make an award to immortalize her beyond her work!

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  6. I did not know Gaskell died so close to where Austen lived, that is interesting. I always solely associated her with Manchester.

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  7. Thank you for all of your research. I had heard that Manchester has a large collection of her artifacts, but it must be substantial. I doubt that I will ever make it to Manchester, but thanks to the internet and celebrations such as this I can enjoy almost being there.

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  8. Wonderful post! One day I'd love to visit these sites.

    Felicia

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  9. Interesting post. It is a good thing that the powers that be recognized the need to restore and maintain the Gaskell home.

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  10. I am happy to learn that her home on Plymouth Grove is being restored. I hope you can visit it Tony. I would also love to learn about her home in Alton where she died, so near Jane Austen's home at Steventon. Thank you for contributing to the blog tour. I love the vintage photos and information on Manchester is very helpful

    Cheers, Laurel Ann

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  11. Excellent post and a fine end to the tour - I have enjoyed it all immensely.

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  12. I find it fascinating that she died so near to Austen's home...I have marked her home and other locations on my list of places to visit when I finally am able to make my "tour" of England. It's wonderful to see it being restored but not altered. I would love to read the letters she wrote on "mill conditions"...Wonderful post.

    Thank you,
    Courtney

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  13. They have an impressive collection of artifacts. I wish that I lived closer so that I could pay a visit to Gaskell's home. Oh well, maybe next time I'm on the other side of the pond;).
    Susan

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  14. Thanks for the pictures and commentary.

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  15. I'm very grateful for this glimpse to Gaskell's Manchester, since I doubt I will ever be able to visit all those places. Maybe some other time, beside taking us to more Austen's places, Tony, you could take us to Knutsford too, please. Once again, thank you.

    And thanks to Laurel Ann for the bicentennial celebration tour.

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  16. Hi Cinthia. Thank you for your kind comment.

    Knutsford is in Cheshire, not many miles from Manchester and Liverpool.However, it is over 200 miles from where I live in Wimbledon. I sometimes visit friends in Manchester and Liverpool. When I am next up there I will try and find the time to visit Knutsford on the way.If I do I will definitely write a post about my visit.

    If you look at Jane Austen Today, Jane Austen's World and London Calling, my blog, you will find many articles about places connected with Jane Austen.

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  17. The perfect last stop to this blog tour! =) It's nice to know that Gaskell's home has been restored and that a special award for women has been named in her honor... Finally, she is getting the respect she deserves.

    I also didn't know that she died so near Jane Austen's home. Kindred spirits indeed...

    I shall be sure to watch out for your future post about Knutsford.

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  18. I'm curious to know, did Gaskell win any awards or recognitions for her work while she was still alive?
    I'm writing an author profile on her for school and would love to know Asap!

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