Fuel Storage Solutions Honoured for King’s Award for Enterprise
Fuel Storage Solutions was the first business patron to support Brontë Birthplace Limited and we were honoured to be invited to their official ceremony for the King’s Award for Enterprise. The company was recognised for inventing, designing, patenting and bringing to market APIApipe™, a unique ‘pipe in a pipe’, fully bunded pipework system. This system ensures […]
Celebrating Creativity: A Look on Thornton’s First Art Trail
It was wonderful seeing all the creative, artistic, and Brontë enthusiasts visit the Brontë Birthplace for Thornton’s First Art Trail, held on Saturday, 29th June, from 11.00 am – 5.00 pm. Organised by local resident artists and galleries and sponsored by local businesses, the trail featured 38 artists across nine venues. Visitors admired amazing art […]
And so the work begins…
The Brontë Birthplace Open Day
Hundreds of people came to our open day to celebrate the birthplace being in public ownership for the first time before extensive refurbishment begins… it was also Charlotte Brontë’s birthday. We are sure she would have approved of the queues down the street.
Brontë Birthplace: Making Waves in the News with Successful Acquisition
We’re thrilled to share the latest exciting news regarding the Brontë Birthplace – a monumental achievement in our ongoing journey to preserve literary history. After tireless efforts and unwavering dedication from our team and supporters, we are delighted to announce that we have successfully secured the birthplace of the renowned Brontë sisters in Thornton, Bradford. […]
Invitation to Tender for Full Re-roofing of the Brontë Birthplace
Invitation to Tender for Full Re-roofing of the Brontë Birthplace 72-74 Market Street, Thornton, Bradford Please find below an Invitation to Tender for the first stage of the Brontë Birthplace refurbishment – getting the building watertight. This is an important Grade II* heritage building. Full details of the tender and a plan of the roof […]
Spreading the Word
Spreading The Word! Spreading the word from Thornton throughout the globe. News of our campaign has been reported locally, nationally and internationally in newspapers and on radio and television. The Brontë Birthplace campaign would like to thank the Telegraph & Argus, The Yorkshire Post, The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Radio 2, BBC […]
Campaigners save Bradford birthplace of Brontë sisters
Crowdfunding and significant donation from Nigel West – who has a family connection to Charlotte’s husband – secure property, with plans to transform it into a cultural and education centre. Campaigners have saved the birthplace of the Brontë sisters and are now fundraising to turn the building into a cultural and education centre – helped […]
The community group set up to save the birthplace of the Brontë sisters have double cause for celebration.
Brontë Birthplace Limited is the recipient of a large grant from Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture that has allowed the organisation to make a successful bid to secure the house in Market Street, Thornton where Charlotte, Emily and Anne and their brother Branwell were born. The group is delighted that the offer made to […]
Community campaign to buy Bradford home of Brontë sisters
Brontë enthusiasts are in a race against time to raise more than £350,000 to buy the birthplace of the famous literary sisters. Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, along with their brother Branwell, were all born in the house at 72-74 Market Street in Thornton, on the outskirts of Bradford, between April 1816 and January 1820. […]