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Haworth's Old Post Office: Bronte's PO BOx has been transformed into stylish cafe
Yorkshire Post
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22/10/2024
Sophie Mei Lan Malin meets the Cowling family who are behind The old Post Office.
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Dear reader, we stepped inside Howarth's old post office to meet the owners and to discover
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how it's been renovated. This is quite possibly the UK's first PO box. The original post office
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counter used by the Brontes to send their manuscripts remains in place for tourists
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and visitors to experience the drawer used by the postmaster who served the Bronte sisters.
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While this Victorian counter remains intact paying homage to the famous Lichtry family.
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This is now a stylish cafe serving Instagrammable grub as well as good independent coffee.
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It's not only about the Brontes either, Howarth is an incredible area steeped in history.
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From the clockmakers to all the residents who lived here it's a community that has gone from
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being a slum into this idyllic place that thousands visit year upon year. They even have
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gorgeous outdoor courtyard where you can see the church and it looks to the Bronte parsonage
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where the Brontes lived. Together the Cowling family have lovingly restored this property
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which was left to rag and ruin but now it's a new place creating new memories and of course
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there's magazines to read such as these which would have been read by the Bronte sisters
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themselves. There's a whole archive of limited edition prints, letters and original paintings
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inside. Not only Bronte fans will be enjoying the touch of historic elements, people of Howarth
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and further afar will appreciate the beauty of this historic iconic gem. Not to mention
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serving amazing grub from their new professional kitchen. Owner Charlie Cowling even let us look
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inside his study. This is the room used by Branwell when he'd had a few too many from
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the old Black Bull pub and he'd stagger home but keep inside this room until his sister told him
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it was okay to go home because his father was asleep. They've even transformed the loft into
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a podcasting booth and meeting room. Here's what the kitchen used to look like and now today it's
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a fully equipped professional kitchen where they've even dug out the original exterior
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which leads from the kitchen and a staircase onto the main street. Bronte fans can pick up their
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memorabilia or just take a look inside and grab a coffee and maybe even ask for a tour of this
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spectacular place.
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