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 GO Station south side of the tracks just east of Bronte Road, about 1.5 kilometres west from the current site. GO Transit began operating the Lakeshore line on May 23, 1967, providing only rush hour service beyond Oakville. When the GO Station was relocated, in November 1967, it had been given the name "Oakville West" to distinguish it from the original station. Subsequently, the historic name was restored for the community of Bronte where the station is located, in the west end of Oakville. Bronte GO Station Bronte GO Station is a train station in the GO Transit network located in Oakville,