<p>Hetha Butler lived at Ewart Park, Northumberland from the age of one in c.1897 until 1937. She was the grand-daughter of the social reformer Josephine Butler.</p>
<p>In this podcast she describes her childhood at Ewart Park. She talks about the servants in the household and being brought up by a governess. Hetha was not very interested in academic learning and describes the other activities that she enjoyed as a child, including roller skating! She also recalls the parties and entertainments thrown by her family for the "estate folk".</p>
<p>Online exhibition about Josephine Butler:</p>
<p><a href="https://northumberlandarchives.com/exhibitions/butler/1.html">https://northumberlandarchives.com/exhibitions/butler/1.html&nbsp;</a></p>
<p>Blogs about the St Paul and Butler families of Ewart Paul:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2016/10/18/of-international-importance-the-st-paul-butler-families-of-ewart-park/">https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2016/10/18/of-international-importance-the-st-paul-butler-families-of-ewart-park/</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2016/10/25/of-international-importance-the-st-paul-butler-families-of-ewart-park-part-two/">https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2016/10/25/of-international-importance-the-st-paul-butler-families-of-ewart-park-part-two/</a></p>

Northumberland Voices

Northumberland Archives

Northumberland Voices: Childhood in a country house

APR 26, 202210 MIN
Northumberland Voices

Northumberland Voices: Childhood in a country house

APR 26, 202210 MIN

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<p>Hetha Butler lived at Ewart Park, Northumberland from the age of one in c.1897 until 1937. She was the grand-daughter of the social reformer Josephine Butler.</p> <p>In this podcast she describes her childhood at Ewart Park. She talks about the servants in the household and being brought up by a governess. Hetha was not very interested in academic learning and describes the other activities that she enjoyed as a child, including roller skating! She also recalls the parties and entertainments thrown by her family for the "estate folk".</p> <p>Online exhibition about Josephine Butler:</p> <p><a href="https://northumberlandarchives.com/exhibitions/butler/1.html">https://northumberlandarchives.com/exhibitions/butler/1.html&nbsp;</a></p> <p>Blogs about the St Paul and Butler families of Ewart Paul:</p> <p><a href="https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2016/10/18/of-international-importance-the-st-paul-butler-families-of-ewart-park/">https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2016/10/18/of-international-importance-the-st-paul-butler-families-of-ewart-park/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2016/10/25/of-international-importance-the-st-paul-butler-families-of-ewart-park-part-two/">https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/2016/10/25/of-international-importance-the-st-paul-butler-families-of-ewart-park-part-two/</a></p>