zaterdag 11 juni 2016
A few images taken on the Main Street set for "To Walk Invisible". Shops in the Bronte sisters time.
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The Brontës knew a village that was a scene of constant building activity: new houses and shops were always in the course of construction and old houses were replaced by new.
In the time of the Brontës it had booksellers, grocers, tailors, drapers, a clockmaker and surgeons. Around the miniature square at the church steps (8) were an apothecary, a wine and spirit merchant, an ironmonger (who doubled as a postmaster), a temperance hotel and four inns (the Black Bull, the Old White Lion, the Cross, and the King’s Arms). In among these businesses were more humble trades: many boot and clog makers, a blacksmith and joiners, plasterers and stone masons. Many of the buildings on Main Street were built as shops, with large display windows – some with handsome stone surrounds – to attract customers. The village had a Cooperative Society with a shop, once in the central ‘square’ but later further down Main Street, where its premises, built in 1897, proudly display the inscription ‘Haworth Industrial Cooperative Society Limited Central Stores’ (15). The village also had a branch of the Yorkshire Penny Bank, which opened in 1860 and by 1894 had moved to what is now the Visitor Information Centre (7), adding the prominent turret on the older building to proclaim its importance. In the time of the Brontës, Haworth was very much a working village. The main industry was the production of worsted yarn and cloth: worsteds were fine cloths using long-fibre wool. The work was mainly carried out in factories: the biggest in Haworth was Bridgehouse Mills (24), on the Bridgehouse Beck in the valley below the village. Haworth - Historic England
When Mrs. S. A. J. Moore died in August, 1950, a link with a family closely associated with the Brontës was snapped. She was the grand-daughter of John Greenwood, the Haworth stationer who supplied the Brontë sisters with the notepaper which they used for their voluminous writings. Mrs. Moore's mother, Mrs. Jane Ellen Widdop, often came into contact with the Brontës when she was a little girl. tandfonline
Originally a woolcomber, John Greenwood became the stationer and bookseller from whom the Brontës obtained their writing paper. oxfordindex
Barraclough's first shop in Haworth was opposite the Black Bull Inn, at the top of the main street. It is claimed that amongst others who stopped to peer into the shop window was the Revd.Patrick Bronte. Read more: archiver.rootsweb.ancestry/BARRACLOUGH/
See how Haworth's Main Street was transported back to 1840s for a new BBC drama
To Walk Invisible has been written and directed by Yorkshire woman Sally Wainwright and is due to be shown by the BBC at Christmas. Main Street trader Simon Packham, whose shop And Chocolate has been made to look like an 1840s ironmonger's, said he was deeply impressed by what the set makers have achieved. "I'm amazed by the work they've done here, it's incredible," he added.
"I'm really looking forward to seeing this screened." thetelegraphandargus
donderdag 9 juni 2016
You have to use your imagination here.
First is Tony's book shop (the old Cobbles and Clay), all local produce;
Then there is Daisy Days like you have never seen it, purveyors of fine meats;
Next along, and the only shop with a vague hint of familiarity, is my chocolate shop, er, ironmongers;...
and finally, bright turquoise window frames extinguished, is Catkins, stationers;
The film crew really have done an amazing job here. Even if you saw the changes over the weekend, the transformation today has been fantastic.
I think the only thing left is for me to attempt some 'innocent' and surreptitious product placement amongst the rat traps and knife grinders. Don't tell Auntie Beeb
First is Tony's book shop (the old Cobbles and Clay), all local produce;
Then there is Daisy Days like you have never seen it, purveyors of fine meats;
Next along, and the only shop with a vague hint of familiarity, is my chocolate shop, er, ironmongers;...
and finally, bright turquoise window frames extinguished, is Catkins, stationers;
The film crew really have done an amazing job here. Even if you saw the changes over the weekend, the transformation today has been fantastic.
I think the only thing left is for me to attempt some 'innocent' and surreptitious product placement amongst the rat traps and knife grinders. Don't tell Auntie Beeb
The Bronte Society Summer Festival 2016.
This weekend, from Friday 10th to Monday 13th June, marks the 2016 Brontë Summer Festival in Haworth. This annual event revolves around the Brontë Society conference, which this year will be held on Saturday at 2pm, but there’s a lot of other great events taking place as well for society members and members of the public alike.
Read more on Nick Holland's blog: annebronte
dinsdag 7 juni 2016
Update on the goings-on in Haworth today.
Update on the goings-on in Haworth today. Our shop is now R. Lambert Chemist & Druggist! We feel so lucky to be a (small) part of this amazing film set for the BBC drama "To Walk Invisible" and have watched Main Street transform before our very eyes today! Filming starts tomorrow.
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maandag 6 juni 2016
Haworth Main is now a film set under construction.
Rose & Co.
Haworth Main is now a film set under construction. Our shop will form part of the set, the only changes to the shop front will be to the sign as the shop is alr...eady so in keeping with the era! The people on our forecourt are busy making "groceries" for the set, and soil is being spread on the cobbles for a more authentic look. More pics to follow - remember we are closed - re-opening Friday.
Cobbles & Clay will re-open on Saturday 11 June 2016.
The BBC production team, who have been using the upstairs space at Cobbles & Clay for meetings over the past few months, have now started setting up for filming of of Sally Wainwright’s TV film drama about the Brontes ‘To Walk Invisible’, on Haworth’s Main Street.
Filming will take place 6-9 June 2016 which unfortunately means we have to close for a few days but we’re taking the opportunity to make some exciting changes to the café. Our cake fridge and produce deli will be moved closer to the entrance so that customers can get to them without blocking up the till area, and the coffee machine and till are being moved closer to the kitchen. We’re also creating extra seating downstairs, bringing in some new display shelving and adding a lick of paint.
We’re also very excited that our sister gift shop Daisy Days and the cellar of our old premises, which are further down Main Street, will be part of the 1840s set being created for the film. Until filming starts on 6 June, Main Street and all its shops are open as usual.
Also, beautiful photographes of Mark Davis facebook/photo (click)
