Birthplace auction

Barbara Whitehead, owner of the Brontë Birthplace in Thornton, wants it to be known that it is to be auctioned by Eddisons on 21 June. The website is at www.eddisons.com

The auction will be held on 21 June 2007 in the Banqueting Suite of the Leeds United Football Club at Elland Road in Leeds. I am told that the catalogue is still being prepared. If you want one, phone Eddisons at the Leeds office with your details: +44 113 243 0101

The guide price is 200,000 pounds