Tag: Bronte Country
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Haworth Steampunk Weekend
A weekend of colourful characters and costumes in aid of Manorlands Hospice in nearby Oxenhope. The Northwind Tribal Dance Group
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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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Early morning in Haworth
I’d planned to shoot a sunrise straight down the lane from Penistone Hill to Balcony Farm for ages and, on Saturday morning, it looked like the sun would rise in just the right place, so that’s where I set up and waited for half an hour. The warm orange glow from the rising sun caught…
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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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Haworth at night
Just a quick wander around Haworth from around 8:30 – 9:30pm in early March. The church of St Michael and All Angels. If you look closely, you can see a Haunted Haworth tour taking place by the church door. You can see how the wind was blowing the trees about. The Brontë Parsonage Museum. Church…
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A winter wander around Pecket Well
I was in two minds whether to go out when I looked out of the window. Despite the OK forecast, it was misty and raining. I’m glad I made the effort, though. Misty days are good for woodland photos and with the amount of rain we’ve had recently, I decided to head for Hardcastle crags,…
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A snowy dawn walk to Top Withins
After much slipping and sliding, I arrived at Top Withins in the dark, about 40 minutes before sunrise. the sky was clear, there was snow on the ground and everything looked set for a spectacular sunrise. And, as so often happens up there, the mist descended… The site of Hays Laithe, a long-since demolished barn,…
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A walk from Oakworth to Haworth with a sprinkling of snow
The weather forecast was pretty bad so I took a half-day snow-day from work and came home at lunchtime. I headed straight across to Haworth and started snapping, although it wasn’t quite a fairytale winter wonderland like it was last March, The dusting of snow was beautiful. Murgatroyd Wood, between Oakworth and Haworth Ebor Mill…
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A 5 mile circular walk from Oakworth to Goose Eye
Starting from Holden Park in the centre of Oakworth, there are plenty of points of interest and beautiful Pennine scenery on the way to the picturesque hamlet of Goose Eye just to the north of the village. Holden Park is the site of the long-demolished Oakworth House, home of Victorian businessman, inventor and politician, Sir…
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A winter walk in Wycoller
Wycoller is a tiny hamlet set in the deep wooded valley of Wycoller Beck in Lancashire and was a place well known to the Brontë sisters, in fact Charlotte used Wycoller Hall as the model for Ferndean Manor in her novel, Jane Eyre. A short section of vaccary wall, dating back to the Middle Ages…
Bronte Country Landscapes 