Bronte Birthplace Limited interview with Steven Stanworth

Yorkshire Post

The Brontë birthplace in Thornton, Bradford, where Charlotte, Emily and Anne were born in front of the parlour fireplace is now officially in public ownership for the first time in its 200 year history. Brontë Birthplace Limited, a community benefit society, has now taken over the small terraced house on Market Street thanks to a share offer which attracted more than 700 investors and grants from Bradford City of Culture 2025 and the Government’s levelling up fund.

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00:00 I'm Stephen Stanworth, I'm the Vice Chair of the Bronte Birthplace Limited Committee

00:09 and we are standing now in front of the wonderful original fireplace where all the Bronte children,

00:15 Charlotte, Emily, Patrick, Brownwell and Anne were born.

00:18 And this is the inspiration that we want to bring to the children and anybody that comes

00:22 into this building to be able to stand here and be inspired like they were.

00:27 We're in the birthplace now, we finally own it, so here we are.

00:30 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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