tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074545955842912793.post801824856115223729..comments2024-03-26T23:35:38.726+01:00Comments on the Brontë Sisters: On this day in 1850 Benjamin Herschel Babbage travelled to Haworth to examine the sanitary condition of the village on behalf of the General Board of Health.Geri Meftah Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596915249757782612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074545955842912793.post-26873067429549413662013-07-29T21:41:41.471+02:002013-07-29T21:41:41.471+02:00Patrick never ceased trying to get better water fo...Patrick never ceased trying to get better water for Haworth...he wrote and spoke about it for decades . He lamented the wealthy locals who had their own clear wells, would not contribute to this cause . <br /><br />The Parsonage had its own well and as it is above the graveyard, one would think their water would be clean. However when the well was cleaned they found the reason the water was a bit rusty ... 6 rotting tin cans were in it . <br /><br />No wonder everyone drank ale and hot tea ! Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.com