We once again remembered Elizabeth Gaskell

 

Last Sunday, at Brook St. Chapel, Knutsford, we once again remembered Elizabeth Gaskell, by the placing flowers on her grave, by our American friend, Nancy Weyant, on the Sunday nearest to the anniversary of her birth, 29th September 1810. Sadly we also had to remember the anniversary of our founder and dear friend, Joan Leach, who died on September 30th 2010. and we did not forget Rosemary Trevor Dabbs, great-great-great granddaughter of Elizabeth Gaskell, who died just 2 d...ays before Joan, on September 28th 2010. Janet Kennerley paid a moving tribute to Joan, before placing a Cranford rose on Joan's memorial and a wreath was also placed there. After this we moved into the chapel, where Rev. Jean Bradley conducted a meaningful service commemorating the chapel's anniversary as well as that of the Elizabeth Gaskell and Joan. During the service Janet Kennerley read a very appropriate passage from "Ruth" which contained a description of a chapel so similar to Brook Street that it was obvious Elizabeth had this lovely chapel in mind when writing it.
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