The Pankhurst Centre manchester

The Pankhurst Centre is home to an educational and entertaining experience which provides a deep and insightful background into the history of the Suffragettes. Highly recommended!

I am a member of a women's creative group 'Herizons' and we had the privilege of attending and performing a brief example of our work last week to mark the anniversary in law and the ongoing strife for the freedom from violence against women and girls. Stunning in all respects...met a load of fabulous strong women of all ages and from all walks of life and cultures who bravely shared their experiences and views. A collective smash hit of an event. Staff and volunteers were welcoming and super organised...don't even start me on the food! Incredible! Well done to all involved! The house is a gem too....odd to find such a haven literally preserved the on the grounds of a massive hospital's outpatients dept. Pankhurst was there first...just saying!

An essential place to visit particularly if you're female. Not only to discover the strength the suffragettes showed to achieve a change in the electoral system. But also as a centre for women affected by violent partners. Tempted never to vote ? A visit here should change that:

Very interesting. Staff very friendly and informative.

I loved the Pankhurst Centre a great place to visit it was good to learn about Emily Pankhurst and the Suffragette movement and the guides were very informative I would strongly recommend the centre.

Definitely worth going just to be in Emmaline Pankhurst's old home, however it was a very small museum. Not much to see and if you've read up about them then you pretty much already know everything they had to offer. However, would be great to bring teens!! Very inspiring. Very happy I went and that this place is still open to the public!

Life savers . Love this place always have . Thanks yous all xx

The Pankhurst Centre, 60–62 Nelson Street, Manchester, is a pair of Victorian villas, of which No. 62 was the home of Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Sylvia, Christabel and Adela[1] and the birthplace of the suffragette movement in 1903. The Pankhurst's villas now form a centre that is a women-only space which creates a unique environment for women to learn together, work on projects and socialise. It is a Grade II* listed building as of 10 June 1974. It also contains a museum, The Pankhurst Parlour, which has become a memorial to the suffragette movement. Its Edwardian style furnishings evoke the home of Mrs Pankhurst and her daughters. The Parlour was the first room in the Pankhurst Centre to be redecorated and was the centre of attraction when Barbara Castle and Helen Pankhurst opened the Centre on 10 October 1987. The Women's Social and Political Union was founded in the parlour of Emmeline Pankhurst's home in October 1903. The Pankhurst Centre is run by volunteers and receives no public funding, relying solely on donations. The Representation of the People Act 1918 gave the vote to all men aged 21 and over and women aged 30 and over who met certain property qualifications. In its centenary year calls were made to fund the Pankhurst Centre to make it a major museum that tells the story of women's suffrage and the women's rights movement. 62 Nelson Street was the home of Emmeline Pankhurst at the time she founded the Women's Social and Political Union in 1903. She moved there after the death of her husband, Richard Pankhurst in 1898. The Pankhurst Centre suffered a break-in on 1 October 2019. Since then, donations have been made to repair the damage, including £10000 from The Cooperative Group. In 2018, a newly designed garden, designed by Janet Leigh (a garden designer based in Stockport), was opened at the Pankhurst Centre in September 2018. The garden to mark the centenary of Votes for Women, and acknowledges the work of suffragettes. The garden was funded by an outsourcing campaign, with over 500 people contributing over £24,000 in 2017. The garden also provides a relaxation space for the women and children residents of Manchester Women's Aid.

Small but very nice museum about an important part of history.