Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Anne Brontë blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Roe Head - Built on land bought from the Armytage Kamily of Kirklees Hall in the mid-17C and rebuilt in 1740. The building became a school in 1830, attended by the Brontë sisters, Charlotte, 1831-32, Emily, 1836, Anne 1836-7. Charlotte returned in July 1835 as a teacher. Headmistress of the school was Margaret Wooler (Mrs Prior in Shirley) and Charlotte's Friends at school were Ellen Nussey and Mary Taylor (Caroline Helstone and Rose Yorke in Shirley). Recorded plaque organisation: Mirfield Civic Society.

Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, and Anne Brontë were sisters and pioneering Victorian authors whose works, including "Jane Eyre," "Wuthering Heights," and "Agnes Grey," respectively, are celebrated for their innovative narrative techniques and exploration of women's lives and passions.