Bronte Memorial House, Bronte Road, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32 5BS

The remains of a two-roomed rubble greystone walled house, located on the Brontë Road, at Imdel Towland., south-east of Banbridge. Rectangular plan, with walls around 0.5m thick, rising to a maximum height of 1.5m. Two rooms are enclosed, one approximately 3 x 1.5m, the other 3 x 2m. Entrance is located to north-east elevation. The floor has been paved. To the rear corner is a rock-mounted bronze plaque, reading ‘PATRICK BRONTE / FATHER OF / CHARLOTTE, BRANWELL, EMILY AND ANNE / WAS BORN HERE / ON/ 17TH MARCH 1777’. Setting The remains occupy a rural setting close to a crossroads. They are set alongside the road having a rectangular stone paved forecourt to north-east enclosed by a metal railing on concrete plinth wall, accessed from the road by a gate. A well formed in rubble stone is located at the opposite side of the road.