LitHouses

Celebrating the jewels in the crown of Britain's literary heritage - homes & museums of writers & musicians

[LitHouses @LitHouses]

'As bees doe in the sunne, all in a cluster' - The LitHouses Group thriving on its 20th Birthday 🖋🏡 @FoundlingMuseum

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Happy Quarter of a Century, Jane Austen, from all at LitHouses 🖊🏡

[Jane Austen’s House @JaneAustenHouse]

🎉 Happy 250th Birthday Jane Austen! Today marks Jane Austen’s birthday and the 250th anniversary of her birth, #onthisday in 1775.

📖 Today we are celebrating her life and incredible contribution to English literature and getting excited for our virtual birthday party!

[Sarah Roller @SarahRoller8]

V delighted to be speaking at this year's @LitHouses conference about barriers to Gen Z's engagement with heritage. If you're interested in literary heritage, come along! A great day out at @EGaskellsHouse https://t.co/OIXbDZFLGL

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"Mesmerising Gen Z: In the Meme or in the Moment?" - 22nd Annual LitHouses Conference - 14th November 2025 - Elizabeth Gaskell's House, Manchester 🖋🏡 https://t.co/iQhf2tDwkG

[Paul Waters @PaulWaters99]

Coming up on April 2nd, music from the time of John Milton with Emily Baines aka @EmilyJB_music & her mini orchestra at the historic Mercers Hall in London in aid of the unique @MiltonsCottage Museum. Tickets via @EventbriteUK https://t.co/CWlTKc9Thj

[The Elmet Trust @ElmetTrustUK]

Marking the 40th anniversary of Ted Hughes becoming Poet Laureate, Dr David Rudrum, Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield and Secretary of the Elmet Trust, and Ruth Crossley, Head of Geography at Stoneyhurst College, explore his Mytholmroyd roots.

[Joseph Spear @JosephSpear]

Current custodians of literary houses gathered this week for their 21st Annual Conference. This is no ordinary work. They protect #heritage for this and future generations.
Held this year at Newstead Abbey Nottingham which is celebrating #Byron200 bicententenial. @LitHouses

[Sarah Roller @SarahRoller8]

What a day to be at the 21st annual @LitHouses conference, at snowy @Newstead_Abbey ❄️☃️❣️🏰 - big thanks to @HenryCobboldKH & Simon Brown for having us @Historic_Houses

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@AbbotsfordScott Sending congratulations and hearty good wishes today, Kirsty, from your friends assembled @LitHouses @Newstead_Abbey

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Last call for our Newstead Byron 200 get-together - see you there! 🖋🏡

[LitHouses @LitHouses]

LitHouses warmly invites all writers' & musicians' houses & museums - and associated scholars, students & enthusiasts - to its 21st Annual Meeting at @Newstead_Abbey in the bicentennial year of Byron's death
https://t.co/qq3B5ixF6g 🖋🏡

[LitHouses @LitHouses]

LitHouses warmly invites all writers' & musicians' houses & museums - and associated scholars, students & enthusiasts - to its 21st Annual Meeting at @Newstead_Abbey in the bicentennial year of Byron's death
https://t.co/qq3B5ixF6g 🖋🏡

[LitHouses @LitHouses]

The LitHouses conference is about getting together and sharing updates, but fun each year to have a theme - and at our 21st annual gathering on Friday 22nd November 2024 at beautiful @Newstead_Abbey it will be 'International Initiatives'. Save the date. Details coming soon 🖋🏡

[LitHouses @LitHouses]

No progress has been so satisfying to witness as that of @EGaskellsHouse over the last 20 years. The hard work of some very fine and committed folk has transformed a phantom of decay into a paragon of display 🙌

[Elizabeth Gaskell's House - Join us on Insta & FB @EGaskellsHouse]

We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded full museum accreditation from Arts Council England!!!

This a big achievement for a small, independent museum and we couldn't be prouder! 🤩
https://t.co/qJgyMwejU1

[Sarah Roller @SarahRoller8]

Words cannot express how much I love this tweet, all hail niche lit houses collections and connections 🥹

[LitHouses @LitHouses]

LitHouses sends its regards to @Newstead_Abbey today - the 200th Anniversary of Byron's death - with an image of Byron's ruler, in the collection of Edward Bulwer Lytton at @KnebworthHouse 🖋🏡

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Date for your diary - the 21st Annual LitHouses Conference is scheduled for Friday 22nd November at spectacular @Newstead_Abbey, which this year marks the bicentenary of Byron's death 🖋🏡

[Henry Cobbold @HenryCobboldKH]

Very excellent talk from @wmarybeard on interpreting heritage - required listening for @LitHouses & open @Historic_Houses (Sat eve @TimesRadio) - underpinned by the evolutionary value of disagreement & debate... so a little worried that I agreed with 100% of it

[Bankfield Museum @BankfieldMuseum]

If you spotted the auction of Mr Darcy's shirt in the press this week, you may be wondering who bought it....

Find out more: https://t.co/4A3Mb01T82

[image copyright Kerry Taylor Auctions]

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@BankfieldMuseum Perfect!

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Welcome Robert Southey @KeswickMuseum to the august company of https://t.co/PoAzp24htU

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