The Bronte Photograph Explained! | Brontes | Haworth 

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Thank you for thus video which I have only just found. I found it fascinating as I am descended from an old Haworth family, with family graves in this churchyard. My grandma is in nearby Stanbury cemetery up the road. As a child I lived in Stanbury, half a mile from the cemetery and in Haworth as an adult . My father lived in Haworth as a boy I'm now an old lady, I last lived in Haworth in 1994. The first Shackleton grave is of interest to me, as I lived next door to one of the Shackletons in Stanbury as a child. I called her Auntie, but I don't think we were related. I was told by my (Victorian) grandmother about a very old lady she remembered meeting as a child, who had worked for the Rev Bronte in some capacity towards the end of his life. Sorry I have no names or details. Thanks for the video.

Brilliant video yet again thanks. It always amazes and saddens me when I visit graveyards and see the ages of many of the deceased. The Brontes themselves were only young women when they died and the newest of those three graves in a row read "Also 6 children of theirs". Unfortunately the death of friends and loved ones must have been commonplace for many, especially for the likes of Patrick who outlived his own daughters. Very sad 🥲

Interesting and well done in trying to piece things together. I love old photographs

That graveyard was the 'cause' of so many death's in the village , being the source of contamination of the water supply and may have even been responsible for the Bronte sisters illnesses.

Thank you so much for this great video. I’ve visited the Bronte parsonage many times as I love the Brontes. You are right in saying how wonderful it is. Anyone who hasn’t visited it’s worth it. Inside you will see where they wrote their stories, the table,furniture, books and dresses they wore...so much to see. As with the graveyard. The history of why the graves are flat and sinking is amazing. Look it all up! 👍

It was Elizabeth Gaskell, another close friend of Charlotte Brontë, who wrote several books, including a biography of Brontë. Not Ellen Nussey.

Its traditional to erect the monument on the first anniversary of the death. The parish records should show when the actual burials occurred. Yorkshire may have even digitized the records.

Thoroughly enjoyed this mate, a vision into our past, we are humbled to walk on ground where history once walked before

What if the family of the person in the 3rd grave had to save up to buy the headstone. That can happen. Some people don’t get headstones for years.

Thank you for this. Poor Charlotte died during her pregnancy from hyperemisis, severe vomiting. Its thought she may have lived with a low level chronic TB too, and she was prone to bilious attacks which can be interpreted now as gall bladder trouble. She might not have survived the birth, she was an older mum, and very small. Always find it sad the family vault is under the church pillar. Its as though its pressing them down. The 2 eldest sisters lie there too, Maria and Elizabeth who died in childhood..

Hey OK, this could be a little bit out there, but would it be possible to gauge the height of the woman walking along the wall of the parsonage? Charlotte Bronte was only about 4 foot 7. Of course, I'm sure there were other women at the time that were 4 foot 7, but if there was a big difference it might conclusively tell you that it isn't. or closer it would tell you it indeed might be. Very interesting video, I enjoyed it!

Thank you so much for this great video. I’ve visited the Bronte parsonage many times as I love the Brontes. You are right in saying how wonderful it is. Anyone who hasn’t visited it’s worth it. Inside you will see where they wrote their stories, the table,furniture, books and dresses they wore...so much to see. As with the graveyard. The history of why the graves are flat and sinking is amazing. Look it all up! This is the first video I’ve watched. I’ve liked and subscribed. Looking forward to seeing more 👍

Great video, love Haworth visit regularly from over the hill in Lancashire

The new video was amazing X

Absolutely brilliant mate thanks and keep them coming

Thank you For sharing this with us all

Just watched this now. I've always wanted to go to Haworth. Thankyou so much for this video!! Have you seen the film about the Brontes? It's called ' To Walk Invisible '. You've inspired me to watch it again now.

Enjoyed watching this video and learning some of the history of the Bronte sisters

Lovely video. Thankyou for sharing.

I only visited Haworth Parsonage once, a little over thirty years ago. It was the only time in my entire life that I felt a strong sense of being on a pilgrimage. I don't now where my obsession with the Bronte's comes from, but it's very strong.

Excellent video yet again guys! loved the transition of the photo too!

lovely video

So sad God took them away so young. 😔🙏✝️❤️🇺🇸

Well put together as always.

Oof, please don't hate me, but there's a small flaw in the dating here. I've stumbled on this one often enough in my own research. While you're 100% correct to pin the start date at the earliest death date (generally, headstones aren't erected before a person's death), the date on the 3rd headstone would only be the earliest date the photo could have been taken, not the latest. To pin the possible years down exactly, we'd have to know the date the HEADSTONE was put in place, not the death of the person. I've had instances of this era which has headstones several years after a death. I've had some that have been decades. So, the questions would have to be, how well off was that family? What are the common headstone styles, were there elements that aren't common to the older headstones? Were the remainder of her family still in the area, or did they move? How strong were the relationships of the people involved? Things along those lines can give a clearer indication of a possible date for the headstone itself, if there aren't any records available for when the 3rd headstone was put in place. At the most, we can say that there's AT LEAST 7 years in which the photo could have been taken, but possibly more. Which could raise questions of whether or not Charlotte was still alive. Thank you so much for this fascinating video, it's certainly brought some more questions to mind I hadn't considered before. I'd love to know if you or anyone around there area could find out more about the headstone's origins. That would be an amazing find!

I don’t think the flat grave slabs are headstones, they look more like table tombs.

Lovely. Live in the. Location. On the Lancashire and Yorkshire border in pendle Nelson bin many time s. Lovely place to go thanks 🇬🇧👌❤️

Great video again. 😊. Never seen that photo before so it adds a new spin on the graveyard I've been in many times before. Most of the gravestones were once all lying flat. Rainwater off the hill washed through the graveyard, the water mixing with the corpses (some of whom died of terrible diseases) and the locals having no choice but to drink the water. It's no surprise that adult life expectancy back then was 25, and 6 on average for children. Rev Patrick Brontë was the catalyst for change in getting the headstones upright over time which helped the general sanitation of the village.

By the mid 1850s exposure time had got down to 10s of seconds in good light, certainly not several minutes, that was the old Daguerreotypes. If the subject that was possibly Charlotte Bronte was walking fast it would be blurred. She may have been standing fairly still, but she, of course wouldn't have know it was being taken. I'm certainly no photo expert, only what I've read. Maybe some experts could comment. Didn’t he prove by the headstones that it must have been taken mid 1850s? Therefore what you see is what you see regarding the lady's image clarity.

Really enjoy watching ure videos liked the one of Elizabeth Anne holt near me

How important are those headstones?! What a catch! I reckon that was Charlotte. Some place!

Wonderful video, thank you. I've been interested in the Bronte family since being a child and have visited Haworth on many occasions. I love their books. Very interesting social history too. Thanks for sharing this.

Howarth such a great place...nowt like a debatable image to get the intrigue going

At this stage in the development of photography, how long did the subject have to remain motionless? I'm sure it was several minutes, and if that's the case how is it that the lady in the background - be it Charlotte, her friend Emily or someone else - is so clearly in focus if they're walking at a normal pace?

Similar situation with Beatrice Potter x

Always interesting. Always someone called Sarah in these stories too it seems 🤣

A really lovely video , takes me back many years ago when I visited Haworth . Happy times

The date on the second headstone was 1858 not 1853.

I have two question, are there more than one person buried in that grave? Second why are you thinking that is Charlotte because ?? Could it not be anyone?

😅how in the world can you think that could be Charolette Brontë? The person is so far way and so small. There isn’t a whole lot to prove it is her. She is in profile. Wow your eyes are good.

Your video is fascinating and lovingly presented. Problem. Charlotte was short-sighted. Those eyes are not those of a myopic. Kind Regards

If you look really closely as you are looking over to the front door of the parsonage to the left of the door, I can see three more ladies, two ladies sitting side by side, the nearest in a pale dress and a lady standing.

Your volume is too low

"the most famous photograph that has ever been found" - prone to exaggeration much?

Wow I was only there last week.