The Brontë Birthplace RESTORING A PIECE OF THE PAST
A NEW DIMENSION TO THE BRONTË STORY
Our mission has always been to secure the funds needed to sympathetically restore the building and to preserve it as a literary landmark for generations to come. After a successful community share offer and with the help of substantial grants from Bradford City of Culture and the Government’s Levelling Up Fund we are in the process of buying the building. During the course of 2024 restoration work will begin to preserve both the house and the Brontë sisters’ Thornton legacy. Once opened we aim offer every visitor the chance to connect with the early years of these remarkable writers, particularly the young people of Bradford in order that they are inspired by the story of three girls from their home city who never lost sight of their dreams.
About Us
The Brontë Birthplace Campaign aim to restore and transform the terraced house in Thornton, Bradford, turning it into a social and educational space so preserving its importance in the greatest story literature has ever known.
Help us to restore a piece of the past
Let’s work together to ensure the Brontë birthplace can be reborn to inspire and educate visitors about the amazing literary heritage of the Brontë sisters.
2024!
2024 will be a momentous year for the Brontë Birthplace. With the sale about to be completed and refurbishment work undertaken Brontë Birthplace Limited would like to thank more than 630 supporters who raised almost £120,000 to buy shares in our ambitious project.
Keep your eyes out for more exciting fundraising schemes to take part in to ensure this wonderful piece of Brontë jigsaw is preserved forever.
The Brontë Birthplace in Bradford
LEARN
To preserve and promote the cultural heritage and literary legacy of the Brontë family.
SOCIALISE
To provide a cafe and holiday accommodation for visit and even stay in the house where the Brontë sisters were born.
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