Kilted in Bronte Country

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I took the Worth Valley train to visit the home of the Bronte sisters, who wrote their novels in the Parsonage of Haworth church, in Yorkshire, England, where their father was the vicar from 1820 until his death in 1861.

A friendly train driver was pleased to see a kilt.

I was invited onto the footplate of the locomotive

A cheesy grin from the driver.

Appropriately, 80002, which is a 2-6-4 tank locomotive built at Brighton in 1952 had been the last steam engine in service with British Railways in Scotland when it was sold directly to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in 1968.

I arrived at Haworth railway station.

On my walk through the park to the village I met a group of young Chinese tourists.

Playing the role of the Victorian traveller in the museum.
More to follow shortly

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The parsonage, Haworth

The gate from the Parsonage to the church yard.

The present day St. Michael and All Saints Church was constructed in 1879 and replaced the church in which Rev. Patrick Bronte had been curate.

Tourist office and the Old White Lion pub

The Apothecary, Haworth

Rosie Bobbins

The view down Main Street, Haworth, and across the Worth Valley.

and concluding this photothread with coffee at Emma's Cafe, Haworth.

[English Bloke]

Smashin' thread Alex. I love that bit of the world.

[Macman]

Great pics, Alex. You got me hooked with the train shots. Thanks for posting.

[KiltedDixon]

Great Pics sir! I always enjoy your posts.

[WillieMacG]

Great pics! The only thing I love as much as Kilts and Harleys? Trains! More especially, steam trains. Brilliant!

[Mike_Oettle]

Excellent travelogue as usual, Alex.
And I especially like that steamer and its friendly driver.
I am used to seeing pictures of much smaller British Rail tank engines – this one is as big as a main line tender engine.
Regards,
Mike

[tulloch]

Wow! What a beautiful engine! Thanks for the photos. I envy you the access. Great stuff Alex.