BIB_ID
443909
Accession number
MA 23810.36
Creator
Stead, J. J., photographer.
Display Date
[England] : [publisher not specified], [early 20th century]
Credit line
The Henry Houston Bonnell Brontë Collection. Bequest of Helen Safford Bonnell, 1969.
Description
1 photographic postcard ; 8.8 x 13.2 cm
Notes
Note that this is not a photograph of North Lees Hall in Darbyshire, the most commonly cited model for Thornfield Hall.
Printed on recto, in lower right part of image: Photo by / J.J. Stead / Thornfield Hall of "Jane Eyre".
Printed on recto, in lower right part of image: Photo by / J.J. Stead / Thornfield Hall of "Jane Eyre".
Provenance
Henry Houston Bonnell; his wife Helen Safford Bonnell.
Summary
Slightly oblique view of an unidentified stone manor house with a circular drive and crenellations on the roof, with four women seated on a bench in front.
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