25 Chapel Street in Penzance, Cornwall, is significant to Jane Eyre because it was the home of Maria Branwell, Charlotte Brontë’s mother. Maria grew up in Penzance and later moved to Yorkshire, where she married Patrick Brontë and became the mother of Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell Brontë. Sources about Penzance identify 25 Chapel Street as the Branwell family home .https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pub-histories/the-tremenheere-penzance/?utm .I found this source from a history website about Penzance and the Branwell family. This source is an example of participatory culture because local history is being shared online between everyone where other people can easily find it and learn from it. People also can add to it if they have some information to share about it as well. People can continue sharing information about the Brontë family by using thes website. Mapping 25 Chapel Street on cove adds a grassroots layer to the story because it shows a part of Charlotte Brontë’s family history that is not played or shown in the Jane Eyre film. It helps connect the story to the real people and places that were part of Brontë’s background.
