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Love Bradford
DID YOU KNOW
10 THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT BRADFORD
2 1 3 4 THE BRONTËS
Perhaps the most famous literary family the country has produced, the Brontës were born in Thornton and spent most of their lives in Haworth. Their life and work are celebrated in Haworth’s Brontë Parsonage Museum, which is a short walk away from the unspoilt area of south Pennine hills that inspired works including Wuthering Heights.
BRITAIN’S BEST BOOKSHOP
AMAZING ARCHITECTURE
Bradford is home to one of the finest collections of Victorian buildings in the UK. City Hall and the Wool Exchange are superb examples of Gothic exuberance, while the commercial district of Little Germany contains no less than 55 listed buildings. Elsewhere Cartwright Hall, St George’s Hall and the Alhambra are all wonderfully unique.
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Named by The Independent and The Guardian as being among Britain’s best bookshops, the Bradford branch of Waterstones is rather special. Based in the Lockwood and Mawson designed former Wool Exchange building, you can browse the latest crime thrillers or grab a coffee in a vast Gothic-revivalist hall that was once the beating heart of Bradford’s wool trade.
LOADS OF ACE PARKS
Thanks to our philanthropic forefathers you’re never far from a park in Bradford. The Bradford District has thirty six public parks, totalling an area of over two hundred and seventy hectares. Ten of the parks are on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.
