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Bronte house sold to private developer in last-minute deal
From: Yorkshire Post
Date: 20070626
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The house in which Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte were born was sold to a private developer, who put in a last-minute offer last night after it failed to make its reserve at auction.
Author and Bronte enthusiast Barbara Whitehead, 76, put the house in Market Street, Thornton, near Bradford, up for auction because of poor health.
Following worldwide publicity, auctioneer Tony Webber, of Eddisons, expected a number of enthusiasts to bid for the Grade II- listed property - and last night said he was disappointed with the lack of interest.
Only a handful of people were bidding and it failed to ...
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