Tag: Brontë Birthplace
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The Brontë Birthplace, Thornton
Last week, I was lucky to get the opportunity to spend some time taking photos in the Brontë Birthplace, formerly known as Thornton Parsonage, before major renovation and restoration work begins. Patrick Brontë moved here in 1815 with his wife, Maria, and daughters Maria and Elizabeth, from their previous home at Clough House in Liversedge.…
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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…