Haworth the source of Bronte Natural Spring Water, became the home
of the Bronte family in 1820. They lived in the Haworth Parsonage,
which is now the site of the Bronte Parsonage Museum. Ironically
it was the fact that the Bronte family were able to draw water from
their own well that enabled them to outlive most of the villagers,
at a time when the one village stream was used for almost all sanitary
needs.
The four surviving children Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne
wrote some of the finest novels in the history of English literature.
Drawing inspiration from their rugged and often bleak surroundings
they produced masterpieces such as Charlotte's Jane Eyre, Emily's
Wuthering Heights and Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Branwell,
the only male child did not share in his sister's literary brilliance,
preferring the comfort of the many local hostelries.
Visitors to Haworth can see the Bronte Stone Chair where the
sisters used to sit and write their earlier stories. Other famous
landmarks include the Bronte Falls and the Bronte Bridge. The
scenery at Haworth has made it a popular location for film makers.
Films including The Railway Children, Yanks and The Wall (Pink
Floyd) have all utilised the backdrop provided the unique landscape
that is Bronte Country.
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