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These statues are supposedly the
three Brontë sisters. They are what Churchill said of a painting of
himself "a fine example of modern art" or something like that. |
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This is the view from Mr.
Brontë's bedroom. Directly ahead is the tower of the church.
The trees were not there in his day. Afraid of Ludddites, the Rev.
Mr. Brontë kept two loaded pistols by his bedside. He discharged
them each morning and holes made by the balls can still be seen on the
side of the tower. On the left is the Sunday School where Charlotte
taught. Beyond the school building is the house of John Brown the
sextant. Charlotte's future husband, Mr. Nicholls, lodged here. |
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A view of the heather and the
moors of Yorkshire, near Haworth. |
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This stone is found in the wall
of Top Withins, a ruined farmhouse that is regarded as the original
Wuthering Heights. It bears no resemblance to the description of
Wuthering Heights in the novel, but the locale was obviously in Emily's
mind when she wrote her novel. There are no gaunt thorn bushes by
the building, but there are two trees. |
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A view of Top Withins and me. The
roof has been missing for many, many years. It is impossible to
figure out the ground plan of the building because so much debris has
piled up. The sheep have long treated this as their home. |
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Below Top Withins, there was a
Middle Withins. Here's what's left of it. There was also a
Bottom Withins, but I could find no trace of it, |
