Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth

Gawthorpe Hall is located in Padiham, which is close to Rose Grove and Burnley Manchester Rd railway stations on the Todmorden Curve service, as well as Burnley Barracks and Central on the Colne line.

The Burnley stations and Rose Grove are close to the Padiham Greenway, which has been constructed on the former Great Harwood loop line and is now a walking and cycling route to/from Padiham.

To discover more about the Gawthorpe Textiles Collection and plan a trip, please visit: www.gawthorpetextiles.org.uk

This film was commissioned by Community Rail Lancashire. To find out more about their other projects and get ideas of places to explore by rail, please visit:
www.communityraillancashire.co.uk

Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth is one of a series of women included in the 'Amazing Women by Rail' publication. To download the booklet and discover other amazing women, please visit:
www.amazingwomenbyrail.org.uk

The animation includes artwork by Year 6 pupils from Padiham Green C of E Primary School, created at sessions run by artist Cath Ford. The class learned about Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth and her textile collection on a visit to Gawthorpe Gall facilitated by staff from Heritage Learning Lancashire.

Special thanks to everyone who helped inspire the pupils on their creative journey, and to the Gawthorpe Textiles Collection team for assisting with research and sharing their knowledge of Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth.

Script and animation - Huckleberry Films
Voice of Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth - Caroline Johnson
Voice of Canon Williams - Alastair Price
Narrator - Caroline Eccles

Archive images courtesy of the Gawthorpe Textiles Collection
Archive footage courtesy of The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University