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Elizabeth Gaskell's House

Elizabeth Gaskell's House is a museum in Manchester. On the official register, it is a Grade II* listed building. Look also at The Manchester Museum, 900 m away, first of 88 more within 15 km.

Photo: Elizabeth Gaskell's House, Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Manchester

inside the built-up area

Run by

Friends of Plymouth Grove

the operator on record

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Manchester

Inside Manchester

Elizabeth Gaskell's House is inside Manchester’s built-up area, with 33 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Manchester has 797 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

In Manchester, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°80 mm

Feb9° / 3°69 mm

Mar11° / 4°63 mm

Apr14° / 6°56 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun19° / 11°73 mm

Jul21° / 13°82 mm

Aug21° / 13°82 mm

Sep18° / 11°79 mm

Oct14° / 8°95 mm

Nov11° / 5°87 mm

Dec8° / 3°99 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Manchester, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Manchester. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Manchester’s full climate →

About

Elizabeth Gaskell's House

Its operator is Friends of Plymouth Grove. It has articles in 3 Wikipedias.

Manchester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Friends of Plymouth Grove
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Manchester
Official site: elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where it sits

Orange is Elizabeth Gaskell's House; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

By population, Manchester leads the 8 with 470,395. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Manchester

470,395 people · 68 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km west of it

Old Trafford

21,442 people · 47 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Salford

108,431 people · 55 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Stockport

117,925 people · 24 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Elizabeth Gaskell's House is	People	Places to visit
Manchester	It’s in town	470,395	68
Old Trafford	2.1 km west of it	21,442	47
Salford	2.9 km northwest of it	108,431	55
Stockport	3.7 km southeast of it	117,925	24
Reddish	3.8 km southeast of it	22,189	18
Droylsden	4 km northeast of it	23,916	27
Denton	4.1 km east of it	36,005	17
Stretford	4.4 km west of it	28,010	44

Make a day of it

Places to add to Elizabeth Gaskell's House

Within 15 km are 88 places, among them 6 museums, an art gallery and a cathedral.

MuseumThe Manchester Museum900 m away 2

Art galleryManchester Art Gallery2.1 km away 3

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame2.8 km away 4

CathedralManchester Cathedral2.9 km away 5

Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum2.8 km away · 830K visitors a year 6

MuseumChetham's Library2.9 km away 7

MuseumNational Football Museum2.8 km away 8

MuseumImperial War Museum North5.2 km away · 2K visitors a year

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Elizabeth Gaskell's House

Where is Elizabeth Gaskell's House?

Elizabeth Gaskell's House is in Manchester, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Elizabeth Gaskell's House?

Museum in Manchester.

Who runs Elizabeth Gaskell's House?

Friends of Plymouth Grove.

When is the best time to visit Elizabeth Gaskell's House?

June to September are the warmest months in Manchester, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Elizabeth Gaskell's House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Elizabeth Gaskell's House?

Within 15 km: The Manchester Museum (900 m), Manchester Art Gallery (2.1 km), English Football Hall of Fame (2.8 km) and Manchester Cathedral (2.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Elizabeth Gaskell's House: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Football Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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