Frances Mary Richardson Currer collections of Richard Heber which were larger than Currer's. Heber and Currer had a close relationship and Heber was bailed out by Currer when he had financial difficulties. It has been speculated that Currer was a benefactor of the Brontë sisters and this is the reason that Charlotte Brontë chose the nom de plume of "Currer Bell" for her novel "Jane Eyre". It is thought that she gave the Brontë sisters' father £50 to assist them when he became a widower. Currer did donate money to the Clergy Daughter's School that the Brontë sisters attended as well as funding the
Bronte House city life. Its restored and adapted garden is now a small scale botanic garden, a repository for rare and beautiful plants, and one of Australia's best new private gardens. Bronte House was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The following families have lived in Bronte House: In the mid 1980s extensive restoration work was undertaken and Bronte House now remains in its former glory and is the oldest known home still standing in the Waverley Council area. Bronte House Bronte House is an heritage-listed historic house and visitor attraction located at 470 Bronte