Talk - Elizabeth Raffald - Before Mrs. Beeton - England's Most Influential Housekeeper

Dates: 21 May 2026 - 21 May 2026

Location: Gawthorpe Hall - Burnley - Lancashire

At this time of the year celebrated cooks rise like bread. You’ve got your Delia Smiths and Jamie Olivers cooking till the sun comes down.

Yet their inspiration has possibly come from a generation long before a series was made about them.

On Friday 22nd May 2026 you can experience – ‘Talk – Elizabeth Raffald – Before Mrs. Beeton, England’s Most Influential Housekeeper’ – 1pm -2pm – Gawthorpe Hall – Burnley – Lancashire.

Going back several centuries Elizabeth was something of a maverick in her youth and now food historian Neil Buttery is exploring this magnificent woman.

Tickets are available to book from the following website link –

https://www6.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/w/webpage/event-details?eventid=2961895

A talk exploring the rise and fall of one of Britain’s most influential cookery writers - Elizabeth Raffald, by Manchester-based food historian Neil Buttery.

^Alex Ashworth CCG Content Creator