The Northern Echo shares pictures from the filming of
Jane Eyre 1970 around the Tan Hill Inn.
It was the summer of 1970 when a remote hilltop pub in North Yorkshire became the unlikely setting for a major Hollywood production.
The Tan Hill Inn, already famed as the highest pub in England, found itself in the spotlight as a film crew rolled into the Yorkshire Dales to shoot scenes for a star-studded adaptation of Jane Eyre.
The windswept inn, perched 1,732 feet above sea level in the wilds of Swaledale, was chosen for its dramatic isolation and moody landscape — a perfect fit for Charlotte Brontë’s timeless gothic romance.
With George C. Scott cast as Mr Rochester and Susannah York taking on the role of Jane Eyre, the production needed a location that captured the novel’s haunting atmosphere.
Former Northern Echo photographer Ian Wright was among those who witnessed the transformation firsthand, capturing rare behind-the-scenes images that are now being rediscovered from the archives.
“There were signs everywhere saying ‘filming in progress’,” Wright recalls. “The pub had been completely taken over.”
The Tan Hill Inn’s rugged stone walls and remote moorland surroundings brought an authenticity to the film that no studio set could replicate.
Though the pub has long attracted walkers, bikers and travellers, that day it played host to cameras, lighting rigs and the full film production.
Susannah York, already known for her rebellious streak off-screen, was a particularly inspired choice for Jane. [...]
But filming on location at Tan Hill was not without its challenges, according to Ian.
The inn’s remote position meant navigating unpredictable weather and limited access — difficulties that only added to the gritty realism captured on screen.
Today, over 50 years on, the pub remains a popular destination for film buffs and literature lovers alike. (Patrick Gouldsbrough)
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Charlotte Brontë’s "Jane Eyre," a classic, is many things: It is a love story, a gothic fiction, and a social criticism. At its heart is the moving journey of intelligent and perceptive Jane Eyre, and her pursuit of freedom and equality. (Dolly Dy-Zulueta)
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