Nearby is the little village of Haworth, home to the prolific, artistic, and tragic Brontë family. The village is nearby, but a 45-minute drive away - far enough that I finally made it out that way with a friend from my history class this summer.
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| The Brontë Parsonage, Haworth, North Yorkshire |
The father was the Haworth village vicar (pastor) and the family lived in the house behind the village church, called the parsonage. The mother and two of the children died very early, leaving the father (Patrick), a son (Branwell), and two daughters (Charlotte and Emily).
The father outlived them all, with Charlotte dying last of his children in her early 30s after having been married less than a year and in early pregnancy. Like Charlotte, Emily and Branwell died of TB, but Branwell also had the complication of being a depressive alcoholic and drug addict. Throughout the parsonage museum, Branwell was described as gentle, artistic, sensitive, and a perennial bachelor... I think the poor guy was not interested in women, but in his day and age he simply couldn't live the life he wanted. How sad if that's the truth!
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| Sign for the Brontë Parsonage |
In front of the parsonage is the little village church and between the parsonage and church is a beautiful little graveyard.
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| Graveyard between the Brontë Parsonage and Church |
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Sign in Haworth graveyard
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And inside the church was this cool plaque. Haworth had some lovely little shops, so I'll just have to head back there some day for another visit.
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| Sign inside church in Haworth |
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