The Cottage, Hathersage, Derbyshire (near Sheffield). This was at one time was a wheelwright's shop, and first belonged to a family called Furniss, then to one William Wilson, who was related to Milicent Cocker, whose family owned Broom Cottage. The Hathersage website tells us that "Charlotte Bronte visited Hathersage in 1845 and used it as the 'Norton' of the story Jane Eyre — taking the heroine's surname from the local family."

Another view of the cottage.

Photographs and text by Marjie Bloy c. 2000. You may be use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one. Click on the images to enlarge them.

Source

Peak District Information: Hathersage. Web, 2 August 2015.


Last modified 2 August 2015