Tag: Anne Brontë
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An aimless early morning wander around Thornton
Thornton was a small village when Patrick Brontë was parson here (1815-20) but it now sits right on the edge of the city of Bradford. The remains of the old church of St James, known locally as The Bell Chapel, where Patrick preached. The new St James, bathed in the warm glow of the rising…
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Dawn walk from Stanbury to Ponden Kirk
For a long time now, I’ve been wanting to get up to Ponden Kirk, a rocky outcrop protruding high up on Stanbury Moor with spectacular views down the Worth Valley, to get some photos of the sunrise. The forecast looked promising on Saturday so, at 4:00am, I drove the couple of miles and parked at…
Bronte Country Landscapes 