This year is the 150th anniversary of the death of Patrick Brontë, father of six children, the most famous of whom were Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, whose novels, such as Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, are renowned the world over.
While we were on a recent visit to the Brontë Parsonage in Haworth, Yorkshire, the museum’s director Andrew McCarthy explained to me and my partner that the “Brontë tourism industry” began even while Patrick was still alive in the 19th century.
He outlived his children, and soon after their passing, their lives and writings were already attracting visitors to the Parsonage. Patrick Brontë himself gave private tours of the house, showcasing the books and artworks of the family to dignitaries of the time.
To this day the enduring legacy of the sisters’ novels has much to do with the influence their father had on them, encouraging their passion for literature, something the sisters voraciously absorbed.
Today, the rooms of the house and furniture within them (much of which is original) have been carefully preserved and remain much as they would have done in their day, containing a vast array of the Brontë family possessions and artefacts.Read more Cowan Bridge Nestled within the verdant setting of the Lune Valley at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire is the “Brontë Cottage”. Dating back to the 1750s, the grade II listed former school house is both unassuming and cosy in appearance, belying its place and significance in the history of the Brontë family. and Kirkby Lonsdale & Lancaster Historic City
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