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The Brontë sisters, consisting of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, are renowned figures in the world of literature, celebrated for their contributions to English literature during the 19th century. Born in the early 19th century in Haworth, a remote village in West Yorkshire, England, the Brontë siblings left an indelible mark on the literary landscape […]

Pilate’s Wife’s Dream – Poem by Charlotte Bronte I’ve quench’d my lamp, I struck it in that startWhich every limb convulsed, I heard it fall–The crash blent with my sleep, I saw departIts light, even as I woke, on yonder wall;Over against my bed, there shone a gleamStrange, faint, and mingling also with my dream. It […]

Inside Bronte Parsonage Charlotte’s Room Mr Bronte’s Bedroom The Kitchen more… 360 Degree Bronte Places Haworth Parsonage in Winter Bronte Birthplace – Thornton Top Withens more… 360 Degree Haworth Area Places View from top of Church Tower, Main St Alcomden Stones above Top Withens more… 360 Degree Out and About St Ives – Bingley – […]

All the walks apart from the Scarborough walk are on the Ordnance Survey Map: Leisure Map 21 – South Pennines scale 2½ ins to 1 mile [1: 25000]. It is advisable to wear good walking shoes, preferably boots. Wear loose fitting clothes appropriate for the weather conditions, take a waterproof coat in case of rain. […]

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What’s On Worth Reading Book Group 1st May Worth Reading Book Group 5th Jun Worth Reading Book Group 3rd Jul More Local Events… Latest News Haworth Village Trust – Better Together Event 18th Jan Haworth Central Park Wins its 10th Successive Gree 25th Jul Haworth Flood 2015 26th Dec More Local News… Local Groups Updated […]

Oakworth Station is set in the Edwardian period keeping as near as possible to 1905 – 1914. The Railway Children, 1969/1970 EMI production starring Jenny Agutter was filmed at the station. COMMEMORATING THE CENTENARY OF CINEMA 1996 The Classic Film THE RAILWAY CHILDREN Was Filmed at Oakworth Station 1970 In association with the British Film […]

21/02/1804 Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren, the world’s first steam locomotive made its first journey. It hauled ten tons of iron, 60 – 70 passengers and five wagons on the nine-mile journey from Penydarren to Merthyr Tydfil. 27/09/1825 The Stockton Darlington Railway opened. It was the first passenger rail service, the steam locomotive travelled at 10mph. 06/10/1829 […]

Distance 10 miles from Haworth Travel time by car About 35 mins Location Skipton Castle, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1AQ Tel:01756 792442 N53° 57. 847 W002° 00. 917 Map here… About Skipton here… Elevation 515ft Date visited 31/08/2004 Length of visit 2hrs Opening times As of January 2009: Open daily from 10am (Sunday 12 noon), except for 25 […]

Saltaire was created by Sir Titus Salt in the nineteenth century as a “model village” for his workforce who worked at his textile mills. Titus Salt was born at Morley on 20th September 1803. His family were successful in the textile business and in 1833 he ran the family company. In Bradford where Titus Salt’s […]