Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 1838, Branwell Bronte had left Haworth to try and earn a living as a portrait artist in Halifax. This came to nothing, so instead, in 1840, he took on a role at the Sowerby Bridge Railway Station as a clerk. Excelling in the role, he was soon promoted to 'clerk in charge at Luddenden Foot' station. However, by now. Vranwell wascalready struggling with alcohol and opium addictions and negligence, a deficit of £11 in the accounting he was in charge of, saw him dismissed.
Despite this, both Sowerby Bridge and Luddenden Foot commemorate their famous employee, with plaques and statues, nearly 200 years later.
In 1838, Branwell Bronte had left Haworth to try and earn a living as a portrait artist in Halifax. This came to nothing, so instead, in 1840, he took on a role at the Sowerby Bridge Railway Station as a clerk. Excelling in the role, he was soon promoted to 'clerk in charge at Luddenden Foot' station. However, by now. Vranwell wascalready struggling with alcohol and opium addictions and negligence, a deficit of £11 in the accounting he was in charge of, saw him dismissed.
Despite this, both Sowerby Bridge and Luddenden Foot commemorate their famous employee, with plaques and statues, nearly 200 years later.
