Branwell Brontë and Freemasons Lodge at Three Graces black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: This Inn was frequented by Patrick Branwell Brontë from 1817-1848 the only son of Rev Patrick Brontë incumbent of Haworth from 1820-1861. In 1883 he was made secretary of the Freemasons Lodge at Three Graces number 408 which met at this Inn.

Branwell Brontë, brother to the literary sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, was a painter and writer who struggled with addiction; his association with the Freemasons Lodge highlights a lesser-known aspect of his life in Haworth.