One of the largest property sales in Haworth's history took place at the Devonshire Arms Inn, Keighley. Bridgehouse mills, Woodlands mansion house, half a dozen farms and about 150 acres of land in the Bridgehouse valley were sold following the failure of James Greenwood's business. haworth-village
The Greenwoods of Bridgehouse, the oldest mill in Haworth, were the foremost manufacturing family in the village until the mill’s failure in 1848, when they were superseded by the Merralls. The older generation consisted of James Greenwood (1763–1824) and his wife Martha (1766–1833). Even before his father’s death the middle son of the family, Joseph, had taken over another mill owned by the Greenwoods, Springhead (see next entry). That left the eldest and youngest sons John (1784–1833) and James Jr (1793–1857) operating Bridgehouse mill, James continuing on his own after John’s death. James Jr built himself a substantial residence, Woodlands in Stubbing Lane. This branch of the family were Particular Baptists, worshiping at the Hall Green Chapel, and they were prominent in the rows in the late 1830s over the obligation on Nonconformists to pay Church rates. The Brontë children seem to have visited the older generation of Greenwoods, first with their mother, then with their aunt. There was a story in the Greenwood family of Charlotte being rebuked by Martha Greenwood for cheekiness to her aunt, and being told not to come visiting again until she had apologized to her. Relations with the younger generation do not seem to have been close, perhaps because the Brontës took the side of the Springhead branch of what seems to have been a divided family. blackwellreference
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The Greenwoods of Bridgehouse, the oldest mill in Haworth, were the foremost manufacturing family in the village until the mill’s failure in 1848, when they were superseded by the Merralls. The older generation consisted of James Greenwood (1763–1824) and his wife Martha (1766–1833). Even before his father’s death the middle son of the family, Joseph, had taken over another mill owned by the Greenwoods, Springhead (see next entry). That left the eldest and youngest sons John (1784–1833) and James Jr (1793–1857) operating Bridgehouse mill, James continuing on his own after John’s death. James Jr built himself a substantial residence, Woodlands in Stubbing Lane. This branch of the family were Particular Baptists, worshiping at the Hall Green Chapel, and they were prominent in the rows in the late 1830s over the obligation on Nonconformists to pay Church rates. The Brontë children seem to have visited the older generation of Greenwoods, first with their mother, then with their aunt. There was a story in the Greenwood family of Charlotte being rebuked by Martha Greenwood for cheekiness to her aunt, and being told not to come visiting again until she had apologized to her. Relations with the younger generation do not seem to have been close, perhaps because the Brontës took the side of the Springhead branch of what seems to have been a divided family. blackwellreference
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