Angela Kay-Shuttleworth, Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

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330094

Reference identifier

EBU-U05-G4-1-1

Title

Angela Kay-Shuttleworth, Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham

Place

Padiham

Personal names

Bernard Ramsden James, Angela Kay-Shuttleworth

General notes

In addition to the information supporting the images from her wedding day, it is interesting to note that Angela, who was the eldest child of Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth (1844-1939) and Blanche (daughter of Sir Woodbine Parish, 1851-1924), had an interested and acted to try to reduce inequalities in society, by making changes for children, particularly in London. An exhibition at Gawthorpe Hall (Remarkable Women of Gawthorpe) includes some milk bottles as exhibits, which directly link to Angela's activity.

In the 1890s Angela was appointed to the board of governors for a group of London schools. Her suggestions included better playgrounds, bright cheerful school rooms and involving the parents.

After Angela married in 1899, she spent several years living abroad as her husband Captain Bernard James was a military attaché. Whilst living in Washington USA she became aware of how successful pasteurised milk was in preventing the spread of tuberculosis. Once back in England she implemented measures to bring pasteurisation to the local village and then campaigned for nationwide milk pasteurisation. This culminated in the passing of the Milk and Dairies Amendment Act in 1922, with milk bottles labelled as ‘certified pasteurised’ or ‘tuberculin tested’.

Further information about her life can be found in her memoirs at Gawthorpe Hall and A Very Remarkable Woman by Pennie Denton (1994).

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Medium

Newspaper print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

1900

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Subjects

Place Names > Padiham

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