A Chapel and Thornfield Hall

A chapel in Stanbury is in danger according to The Craven Herald:

A chapel which has been serving worshippers high on the Yorkshire fells since the time of the Brontes is on the verge of extinction.

A regular congregation of just seven worshippers keeps the tradition alive at Scar Top, next to Ponden reservoir at Stanbury, near Keighley.

The Brontë connection is somewhat tenuous:

The non-denominational chapel, which was built as an independent place of worship in 1818 and had a brief connection with Methodism, also has a licence to hold weddings.

It is understood to have been built by Robert Heaton, of Ponden Hall, who was a friend of the Bronte sisters.

They would travel over from Haworth to use his extensive library.

The connection of the new Thornfield Hall LJ community is stronger as it's devoted to Jane Eyre fans. Among the things that you can find there are an extensive compilation of captions of the episodes of the on going BBC Jane Eyre version, courtesy of LilyCup.

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