Howarth station in the late 19th century. Always
a busy village, though the railway would be
new the rest of the village would have been
as it was in the time of it's famous residents
Emily, Charlotte and Anne Bronte. The Parsonage
Museum being visited by several thousand people
per year and well worth a visit
Of course the railways did not come until some
twenty or so years after the deaths of the Bronte
Sisters
Here the view of the station looking towards
Oxenhope. From Oxenhope you take the
Hebden bridge road over the Top Withens
Which is said to have been the inspiration
for 'Wuthering Heights' written by Emily
and her only full novel.
Quiet this morning but usually a bustling place
of activity.
Howarth's setting is now a very rural, country
village. Very different from The Bronte's days.
Lush greenery has taken over from the industrial
village of their time.
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