Novelist and short story writer. Born Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson,Chelsea. Most of her childhood was spent with her aunt in Knutsford, Cheshire, the town upon which she based Cranford in the novel. Her other best known works are ‘Mary Barton’ and ‘North and South’. Died The Lawn, Holybourne, Near Alton, Hampshire.
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Mrs Gaskell
German poet and essayist. Born Dusseldorf. Died Paris.
A worldwide association of people who share an interest in the life and works of Charles Dickens, based at the Charles Dickens Museum since 1925.
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We photographed this plaque in 2003 in its original location, along with a Braille panel which does seem to be truly lost.
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