Publication of "Let me in The Brontës in Bricks and Mortar" book

 








A new, exciting and long awaited book has just been published at the Brontë Society of which I am a proud member as well as employee of its Brontë Parsonage Museum. The book is co-written by our distinguished and devoted Principal Curator of the BPM, Ann Dinsdale and a Brontë biographer and award winning journalist, Sharon Wright. The title, "Let me in The Brontës in Bricks and Mortar" is about a personal journey of the authors around the houses with Brontë connections in England and Ireland and the significance of the houses in the lives of the Brontës including the authors' intimate thoughts and feelings as well as secrets and little known stories related to these places. It is a large format illustrated book with some old as well as never-seen-before photographs, and I was thrilled to be chosen to supply photographs for the Haworth sections of the book. Below are the seventeen photographs of mine in the order they appear in the book.

This is a truly beautiful, interesting and easy to read book which will appeal to anyone and not just existing Brontë fans. It is available from the Brontë Parsonage Museum shop and in the online shop here: 





Brontë Parsonage Museum













Sexton House seen from the Haworth churchyard













The sitting room at Sexton House, now home to Ella and Vittorio D'Angiolino













The landing window at Sexton House with a framed photograph of Arthur Bell Nicholls (Charlotte Brontë's husband)













William Wood's house on Lodge Street













The original post office counter has been preserved













The entrance hall at Bridge House before renovation work began













Bridge House, Haworth, home of the Greenwood family













View of the staircase and landing, Bridge House













The date stone above the door of William Brown's house on Changegate













John Greenwood's shop on Haworth Main Street













Ponden Hall at Stanbury, home of the Heaton family













The Hall at Ponden













A box bed enclosed with panels, Ponden Hall













The Ponden Library with original panelling













The Black Bull, Haworth













A self-portrait of John Hunter Thompson, one of Branwell Brontë's drinking companions. Courtesy of Brian Cowling





























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