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Eagle House

Historic residence · Batheaston, England

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Eagle House
Photo: Derek Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

History

Eagle House is a Grade II* listed building in Batheaston, Somerset, near Bath. Before World War I the house had extensive grounds.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Eagle House (suffragette's rest)”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

About Mary Blathwayt

Mary Blathwayt was a British feminist, suffragette and social reformer. She lived at Eagle House in Somerset. This house became known as the "Suffragette's Rest" and contained a memorial to the protests of 60 suffragists and suffragettes. The memorial was bulldozed in the 1960s.

From the Wikipedia article “Mary Blathwayt”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting

This building is recorded as a residence of the people listed; it may be privately owned and not open to the public. Opening times, tickets and access change, so check the official website before you travel. Get directions.

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