The Bronte sisters arrive in Haworth for Le Tour

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Anne Brontë, pencil drawing

Bronte Parsonage Museum

On this day in 1845, Anne Brontë left her post as governess at Thorp Green near York. She had worked there for five years, and this pencil drawing depicts the church she attended with the Robinson family.

 

 

 

Professor John Bowen explores the central role of women in Jane Eyre

Professor John Bowen explores the central role of women in Jane Eyre and the unique role of the governess in 19th-century society. Filmed at the Brontë Parsonage, Haworth.

Martha Brown, was baptised on this day in 1828

Bronte Parsonage Museum

Martha Brown, who was a devoted servant to the Brontë family for over twenty years, was baptised on this day in 1828. Rev Patrick Brontë conducted the ceremony.