A HISTORIC building with literary ties to the Brontë family has been given a long-awaited facelift.
The Old School Room in Haworth, whose original section was constructed in 1832 by the Rev. Patrick Brontë, has had five windows on its north-facing wall replaced as part of essential restoration work.
Averil Kenyon, chairman of The Brontë Spirit, the charity that maintains the building, said: "The south wall windows were replaced back in 2012, and it has taken us 14 years to raise sufficient funds to undertake the restoration of the north-facing windows.
"We’re delighted with the result because the new windows have been designed to match the style of the windows that were originally part of the building."
The project cost £24,000 and was supported by grants from the Bernard Sunley Foundation and The Pilgrim Trust.
The Old School Room is where members of the Brontë family once taught children from the village.
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