donderdag 21 november 2013

Information panel has been placed at Top Withens:

 
Local historian Steve Wood researched the background to the building which has no direct links with the Victorian author or her works, but has been held by many to match the location of the Earnshaw dwelling in the Bronte novel.
The panel tells the story of farming high above Haworth, going back at least 400 years with the first written record of a William Bentley dividing his estate amongst his three sons.
Their tough livelihood had to be supplemented by income from other activities including quarrying and weaving. Read more: plaque-provides-history-for-walkers-visiting-top-withins-on-pennine-way
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