Eagle House in Batheaston became a refuge for suffragettes to recuperate after a spell in prison, and a place to organise their campaigns in the west country. Home of Col Linley Blathwayt, his daughter Mary played a prominent role in this incredible episode in our local history.
Several of these images and original objects will be on display at an exhibition at Bath Central Library March 8-12
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Certificate presented to Clara Codd by the WSPU (Womens Social and Political Union), signed by Emmeline Pankhurst c.1909
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Annie Kenney, Adela Pankhurst 1910
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Ticket to Suffragette Meeting at the Guildhall 1910
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Bath Suffragettes Procession c.1913
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Suffragettes on Bath Golf Links c.1913
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Certificate to suffragette Alice Milligan from the WSPU leader Emmeline Pankhurst c.1912
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Walcot Street looking north, showing the entrance to St Michaels, Cemetery, 1936
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Eagle House, Batheaston c.1890
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Eagle House, Batheaston c.1890
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Holloway brooch, designed by Sylvia Pankhurst 1909
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Silver hammer brooch 1909
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Suffragette Hunger Strike Medal 1909
