Tag: Literary locations
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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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High Sunderland Hall – The Real Wuthering Heights?
High Sunderland Hall was a gothic mansion, dating back to the Middle Ages, which stood in a secluded location on the hills above Halifax and is believed to have been one of the buildings to have inspired the descriptions of the eponymous home of Heathcliff in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Having visited Top Withens and…
Bronte Country Landscapes 