A new exhibition can be seen at East Riddlesden Hall:
Step into the atmospheric world of Wuthering Heights.
East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
February 14 - May 20
Step into the atmospheric world of Wuthering Heights with Lights, Camera, Brontë: East Riddlesden Hall on Screen.
This exhibition uncovers the hall’s starring role in over a century of film and television adaptations of Emily Brontë’s iconic novel. Wander through historic rooms where directors once brought tempestuous romances and Yorkshire moorland drama to life, explore original screenplays and objects linked to the Brontës, and discover how the hall’s dark stone walls, rose windows and 17th‑century architecture inspired filmmakers from 1920 to the present day.
Blending literary heritage, cinematic history and local stories, this is your chance to experience East Riddlesden Hall as both a home of history and a star of the big screen.
Taking centre stage in the exhibition, being held at the National Trust property from Saturday (February 14), are three major adaptations of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights – a pioneering 1920 silent film, the 1992 production featuring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, and the 2009 ITV series starring Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley. (...)
Original film stills and production materials, and recreated sets based on the surviving screenplay of the 1920 film, offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the classic story has been reimagined for the screen across generations. (...)
The exhibition also highlights the legacy of the Brigg family, which helped preserve both East Riddlesden Hall and the literary heritage of the Brontës.
John Jeremy Brigg, a founding member and later chair of the Brontë Society, played a key role in saving the hall from demolition in the 1930s.
An oak buffet linked to the Brontës, believed by some to be the inspiration for the 'pewter-bearing dresser' in the opening chapter of Wuthering Heights, is among the pieces that will be on display. (Alistair Shand)
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