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Birth location Profession
: former home but now a cafe Date
: lived here 1815 to 1820 Address
: 74, Market Street, Thornton, West Yorkshire, BD13 3HF |
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Baptism location Profession
: Church where most of the children were baptised Address
: The Old Bell Chapel, Thornton Road, Thornton, West Yorkshire, BD13 3AB |
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Charlotte's wedding Date
: 29th June 1854 Address
: St Michael and All Angels Church, 125, Main Street, Haworth, West
Yorkshire, BD22 8DR |
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Bronte Grove Profession
: former site of Blake Hall Date
: 1745 to 1954 (demolished) Address
: Bronte Grove, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 9NU |
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Gawthorpe Hall Profession
: Charlotte visited home of Sir James and Lady Kay-Shuttleworth Date
: visited in 1850 and 1854 Address
: Burnley Road, Padiham, Lancashire, BB12 8UA |
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Law Hill School Profession
: school where Emily was a teacher/governess Date
: 1838 to 1839 Address
: 39, Law Lane, Southowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 9UG |
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Hathersage Vicarage Profession
: house Charlotte visited with Ellen Nussey (brother was vicar) Date
: 1845 visited Address
: The Old Vicarage, Church Bank, Hathersage, Hope Valley, S32 1AJ |
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North Lees Hall Profession
: probably the inspiration for Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre Date
: Charlotte visited in 1845 Address
: Birley Lane, Hathersage, Hope Valley, S32 1BR |
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High Sutherland Hall Profession
: possible inspiration for Wuthering Heights Date
: approximately 1600 to 1951 Address
: High Sutherland Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire |
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Lord Nelson Inn Profession
: tavern Branwell regularly visited Date
: 1841 to 1841 Address
: High Street, Luddenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 6PX |
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Brookroyd House Profession
: friend of Charlott'es friend Ellen Nussey Date
: Charlotte visited from 1830 to 1855 Address
: Brookroyd Lane, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0ER |
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The Old Vicarage, Todmorden Profession
: former parsonage of John Fennell Date
: September 1829 Address
: The Old Vicarage, Cross Stone Road, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, OL14 8RB |
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The George Inn Profession
: inn used by Charlotte Bronte Date
: 1845 Address
: Main Road, Hathersage, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 1BB |
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The Salutation pub Profession
: Where Charlotte started Jane Eyre Date
: stayed in 1846 for about five weeks Address
: 59, Boundary Street West, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M15 6ED |
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Ponden Hall and Penistone Crag Profession
: inspirational locations for Wuthering
Heights Date
: 1680 Address
: Ponden Lane, Stanbury, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 0HR |
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Top Withins Farm Profession
: inspiration for Wuthering Heights Date
: unknown to 1926 (last inhabited) Age
: timeless Address
: near Haworth, West Yorkshire, HX7 8RP |
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Wycoller Hall Profession
: inspiration for “Fearndean Manor” in novel Jane Eyre Date
: 1825 to 1855 (when Charlotte Bronte knew it passed) Address
: [no plaque] Wycoller hamlet, off Keithley Road, Colne, West Yorkshire, BB8
8SY |
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Cowan Bridge School Profession : Bronte sisters attended Date : 1824 (attended) Address : 2, Bronte Cottages, Cowan Bridge, Kirby Lonsdale,
Lancashire, LA6 2HS |
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Norton Conyers House Profession : “Thornfield Hall” in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre novel Date : 1839 (Charlotte visited) Address : [no plaque] near Wath, North Yorkshire, HG4 5EQ |
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Roe Head School Profession : Bronte location Age : 186+ Date : Bronte attended 1831 and 1838 Cause Of Death : still going, now Holybank School Address : Far Common Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, S3 9DN |
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Graves |
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Anne Bronte Profession
: novelist Date
: 17th January 1820 to 28th May 1949 Age
: 29 Cause
of death : consumption Death
location : house where The Grand Hotel Scarborough now stands, St Nicholas Cliff,
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2ET Grave
location : St Mary's, Castle Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 1HY |
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Mary Taylor Profession
: Charlotte's friend Date
: 26th February 1817 to 1st March 1893 Age
: 76 Cause
of death : unknown Death
location : Gomersal, West Yorkshire Grave
location : St Mary the Virgin, Spen Lane, Gomersal, West Yorkshire, BD19 4LS |
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Ellen Nussey Profession
: friend of Charlotte Date
: 20th April 1817 to 26th November 1897 Age
: 80 Cause
of death : unknown Death
location : Moor Lane House, Gomersal, West Yorkshire, BD19 4LJ Grave
location : St Peter Churchyard, Kirkgate, Birstall, West Yorkshire, WF17 9PB |
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Sutcliffe Sowden Profession
: vicar who conducted Charlotte's wedding and funeral Date
: ? to 8th August 1861 Age
: 44 Death
location : Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire Grave
location : St James The Great, Church Lane, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire,
HX7 6DS |
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Nancy de Garrs Profession
: servant Date
: 1804? to 1886 Age
: 82 Death
location : Bradford, West Yorkshire Grave
location : Undercliffe Cemetery, 127, Undercliffe Lane, Bradford, West
Yorkshire, BD3 0QD |
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Margaret Wooler Profession
: Charlotte's headmistress and friend Date
: 10th June 1792 to 3rd June 1885 Age
: 92 Death
location : Birstall, West Yorkshire Grave
location : St Peter Churchyard, Kirkgate, Birstall, West Yorkshire, WF17 9PB |
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John and Martha Brown Profession
: sexton (John) and servant (Martha) Date
: 1804 - August 1855 (John) 1818 -
19th January 1880 (Martha) Age
: 50/51 (John) 51-52 (Martha) Death
location : unknown probably Haworth Grave
location : 125, Main Street, Haworth, West Yorkshire, BD22 8DR |
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