Here's a controversial article:
Former home of the Bronte Sisters, as well as many other famous individuals, Bradford continues to thrive in terms of business and also continues to draw thousands of tourists each and every year.Is it or is it not a mistake? The Brontës never had a home in Bradford in their time though they were born in Thornton (the famous ones, anyway), which we think has now been absorbed by Bradford and is no longer a little village separated from it. Thornton is certainly on the outskirts of Bradford anyway, and out of any suggested route in this article, and that is never mentioned.
They try to make ammends - if ammends are needed - by suggesting
Mary Taylor's Red House:
RED HOUSE: The former home of Mary Taylor, now known as the Red House is located on Oxford Road. Mary Taylor was the former friend of Charlotte Bronte and the house was erected in the 17th century.The place is in Gomersal, an out-of-the-way place too.
And they end up by recommending a Restaurant typically called Heathcliff's. That's Brontë Country for you :D
So - thumbs up or thumbs down to this article?
Categories: Brontëana
Yes you're right about Thornton being absorbed by Bradford.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton,_Bradford
This made me chuckle slightly:
'Cities surrounding Bradford include Bath, Belfast, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Nottingham, Oxford and York.'
I think they've left out a few, Paris, Reykjavik, Oslo etc.
Thanks for the link! :D Nice to see my memory didn't fail.
ReplyDeleteI had somehow overlooked that bit about the 'surrounding area'. Guess I can't complain about them mentioning Red House or Thornton if they think Bath for instance is on the surroundings. *shrugs*