Editing Elizabeth Gaskell (section)

==Legacy==
The house on Plymouth Grove remained in the Gaskell family until 1913, after which it stood empty and fell into disrepair. The [[University of Manchester]] acquired it in 1969 and in 2004 it was acquired by the Manchester Historic Buildings Trust, which then raised money to restore it. Exterior renovations were completed in 2011; it is now open to the public as a [[historic house museum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/|title=Elizabeth Gaskell's House|website=www.elizabethgaskellhouse.org|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-13357245 |work=BBC News | title=Elizabeth Gaskell's house damaged after lead theft | date=11 May 2011}}</ref> In 2010, a memorial to Gaskell was unveiled in [[Poets' Corner]] in [[Westminster Abbey]]. The panel was dedicated by her great-great-great-granddaughter Sarah Prince and a wreath was laid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/elizabeth-gaskell|title=Elizabeth Gaskell|website=www.westminster-abbey.org|access-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819202026/http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/elizabeth-gaskell|archive-date=19 August 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Manchester City Council]] have created an award in Gaskell's name, given to recognize women's involvement in charitable work and improvement of lives.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran CND campaigner wins Elizabeth Gaskell award at age of 92 |date=24 September 2010 |work=Manchester Evening News |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/veteran-cnd-campaigner-wins-elizabeth-899528 |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref> A bibliomemoir ''Mrs. Gaskell and me: Two Women, Two Love Stories, Two centuries Apart'', by Nell Stevens was published in 2018.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/mrs-gaskell-and-me-review-a-funny-heartfelt-tribute-to-a-literary-giant-1.3641091 "A Funny Heartfelt Tribute to a Literary Giant"], ''Irish Times'', 29 September 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Stevens |first1=Nell |title=Mrs Gaskell and me : two women, two love stories, two centuries apart |date=2018 |publisher=Picador |location=London |isbn=978-1509868186 |access-date=}}</ref>

The playwright [[Margaret Macnamara (playwright)|Margaret Macnamara]] wrote a play based on the novel which was performed in 1949.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 1949 |title=Norwich premiere |work=The Stage |page=8 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> Her novel ''[[Wives and Daughters (1999 TV series)|Wives and Daughters]]'' aired on BBC television in 1999. In 2004, a television film miniseries aired on BBC television of her 1854 novel ''[[North & South (TV serial)|North and South]]''. In 2007, her three part novella ''[[Cranford (TV series)|Cranford]]'' starring [[Judi Dench]] aired on BBC television.

The Gaskell Memorial Hall, [[Silverdale, Lancashire|Silverdale]]'s [[village hall]], is so named because while funds were being raised for the building of the hall in 1928 a donor offered £50, or £100 if it was named thus: the conversation is recorded by novelist [[Willie Riley]] in his autobiography.<ref name="riley">{{cite book |last1=Riley |first1=W. |title=Sunset Reflections |date=1957 |publisher=Herbert Jenkins |location=London |pages=154 |quote=A Harrogate gentleman, Sir Norman Rae, ... told me ... he had opened a village hall in Nidderdale. "I gave them fifty pounds," he remarked, casually. This roused me and I said "We in this village are desperately anxious to build a hall of that kind... Will you give us fifty pounds?" We had been talking of Mrs Gaskell's connection ... "Shall we call it a Memorial Hall to that lady?" ... "If you'll do that... I'll give you a hundred."}}</ref>

The rebuilt [[Cross Street Chapel]] in Manchester houses a collection of memorabilia of the writer in the Gaskell Room of the new building.