Good morning from Haworth, the home of the Brontë Sisters.

Nick Holland Maybe one more possible inspiration for Thornfield Hall could be Thornton Hall (image taken from the Brontë Bell Chapel in Thornton)

In today's new post we look at 4 possible locations for the real Thornfield Hall: annebronte.org/2024/03/24/whe…

Reminds me of the time Patrick Brontë invited Benjamin Herschel Babbage to investigate the unsanitary water conditions in Haworth that were killing thousands of the residents. Feargal Sharkey

two of the maps produced for the Babbage report of Haworths water supplies.

Happy first equinox of the year. Day and night are equal lengths.

Sunrise 06:15 Sunset 18:15

Patrick Bronte, born yesterday in 1777, was a keen poet who had two volumes published. Here is his poem The Rainbow. Perhaps his published verse inspired his daughters' love of poetry, but Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte rather surpassed his talent.

'I like wild flowers,' said he, 'others I don’t care about, because I have no particular associations connected with them - except one or two. What are your favourite flowers?'

'Primroses, bluebells, and heath-blossoms.'

Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
Brontë Parsonage Museum

My book The Brontë Girl ZunTold Publishing comes out in 2 weeks. Lovely piece in the Keighley Historical Society newsletter Brontëblog Brontë Parsonage Museum MMU Library

Parish council meetings in March - a chance to say @StopCalderdaleWindFarm Wind Farm Stop Calderdale Wind Farm - Save Walshaw Moor saverestorewalshawmoor.wordpress.com/2024/03/05/par…

Haven’t read it but it is time yes ✍️📚

Amazingly, one of astronomers from Bradford with an international reputation - stars in their day! #bradford2025 #tanda

Nick MacKinnon's latest blog, complete with 'the Gothic sublime' and the ouija board of What Three Words

Lovely spring day at the parsonage and church.

Fleeing #WutheringHeights
Where did #Heathcliff go?
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FreshFiction Romance Readers 101 @RomanceRead Letty Campos Eye On Romance Historical Novel Society The Best Historical Fiction Alternate & Historical Fiction NB Historical Fiction 📚 @HistTimesMag Arleigh Ordoyne @naromance @wutheringheights Haworth and the Brontës

Join us tomorrow for Brussels Brontë Group member talks: Ana Gauthier on 'Wuthering Heights' in pop culture, and Johan Hellinx on the Brontës and fake news. Starts at 10am Saturday at Université Saint-Louis, Rue du Marais 119, Brussels.
thebrusselsbrontegroup.org/events/

🚂 Friday Feeling 🚂

An update to the roster for this weekend with 75078 British Railway Standard 4 back in steam for the first time in two months, with the last train hauled being the Elf Explorer!

A two-train service will be running all weekend!

#kwvr //

It's great to see the love for the Bronte sisters writing desks! The Bronte Parsonage Museum shows either Emily or Charlotte Bronte (reports differ) at their desk! Here also is my own Victorian-vintage writing desk:

14th February 1840: The Brontë Sisters all received Valentine's cards sent by mischievous curate, William Weightman, who had found out that they had never received Valentine's, he walked from Haworth to Bradford to post them but they soon worked out he had sent them...