Haworth

Jack HargreavesI love Haworth and the Bronte Parsonage
 

Bronte Parsonage around 1920

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#MuseumMemory This image shows the Parsonage in around 1920, when it was still a private house #MuseumWeek pic.twitter.com/5qXwgkDVnz

 

A very good idea

For the first time the Parsonage is offering VIP tours for the most dedicated Brontë enthusiasts. Small groups or individuals can now enjoy a personalised tour of the Museum given by a specially trained guide, and/or view close up some of the treasures of the collection, whether manuscripts, 'Little Books', the Brontës' personal possessions, letters or drawings. Special interest groups can be catered for, and tours and treasures tailored to your particular requirements. This could be a once-in-a-lifetime present for a special occasion, or an unforgettable part of your trip to Yorkshire for a group of true Brontë lovers. To contact us click here, or ring Sarah Laycock on 01535 640199.

VIP Tour Fees, 2013
For 2 to 8 people:Private Tour -  25 per person
Library Viewing -  £25 per person
Private Tour and Library Viewing - £40 each,
For 1 person only, minimum payment:Private Tour -   £50 each
Library Viewing - £50 each
Private Tour and Library Viewing - £50 each
bronte.uk/visit/vip-bronte-treasures

A Jenkins descendant meets a Heger descendant

A Jenkins descendant meets a Heger descendant:
M. Francois Fierens (great-great-great-grandson of Constantin
Heger) and Monica Kendall (great-great-granddaughter of Rev.
Evan and Eliza Jenkins), Brussels, February 2014

 

Read the complete story on: brusselsbronte/brussels-bronte-jenkins

I am the great-great-granddaughter of that Mrs Jenkins (her name was Eliza, née Jay), and of Rev. Evan Jenkins, the British Chaplain in Brussels from 1825 until his death in 1849. Until October 2013 I knew quite a bit about the Jenkins family in Brussels, though mostly in the second half of the nineteenth century, but knew nothing about our connection with the Brontës. It’s a mystery why there are no anecdotes in the family. But thanks to hugely helpful people who responded to my interest (and an inordinate number of emails I sent) I finally arrived in Brussels in February 2014 to investigate. It was the same month Charlotte and Emily arrived, 172 years before – rather more quickly (by Eurostar from London where I live) than the Brontës had managed!

 

 The current 61 Rue des Champs Elysées - possibly the same
house as in the 1860s: the Jenkins home and school at that time

Sketch of the head and shoulders of a young woman by Charlotte Bronte

Bronte Parsonage Museum

On this day in 1831, Charlotte completed this sketch of the head and shoulders of a young woman, possibly as part of an art exercise at Roe Head School.

Wallet of Branwell

Bronte Parsonage Museum

From the Treasure Trove

This wallet is the only personal possession of Branwell's in the collection, and it was empty when it was found. It joined the collection here at the Parsonage in 1950.

Anne Brontë copied this scene from Bewick's "A History of British Birds"

Bronte Parsonage Museum

On this day in 1829, the nine year old Anne Brontë copied this scene from Bewick's "A History of British Birds"