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URL:https://discoverburnley.co.uk/whatson/talk-elizabeth-raffald-before-mr
 s-beeton-englands-most-influential-housekeeper/
SUMMARY:Talk: Elizabeth Raffald – Before Mrs Beeton\, England’s Most In
 fluential Housekeeper
DESCRIPTION:A talk exploring the rise and fall of one of Britain’s most i
 nfluential cookery writers - Elizabeth Raffald\, by Manchester-based food 
 historian Neil Buttery.\n\nElizabeth Raffald was once a household name wit
 h an incredible list of accomplishments. Starting as the housekeeper at Ar
 ley Hall in Cheshire she then transformed the Manchester food scene and bu
 siness community in the mid-1700s\, wrote the first A to Z directory\, cre
 ated the first domestic servant’s registry office\, set up a cookery sch
 ool\, ran a high-class tavern\, gave birth to sixteen daughters\, wrote he
 r bestselling cookery book 'The Experienced English Housekeeper' in 1769\,
  and much more. Find out more about Elizabeth's fascinating life story\, w
 hich has everything from notoriety and success to a tumultuous fall.\n\nFo
 od historian Neil Buttery brings this now largely forgotten Lancashire (&a
 mp\; Cheshire) based cook and high achieving woman back to the public's at
 tention in his talk\, with accompanying book\, exploring the life\, times 
 and legend of the great Elizabeth Raffald of Manchester.\n\nIf the talk is
  fully booked please join the waiting list and we will be in touch if anot
 her is organised.\n\n£8 per person\, booking essential\, includes admissi
 on to the Hall. Please click here for booking link.
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CATEGORIES:Museums and Heritage
LOCATION:Gawthorpe Hall\, Burnley\, Habergham Drive\, Burnley\, Lancashire\
 , BB12 8UA\, United Kingdom
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