Woodhouse Grove School in Apperley Birdge, West Yorkshire is significant to Jane Eyre (2011) because this is where Patrick Bronte met Maria Branwell, Charlotte's parents. I found this information through a research and scholarship organization called the Susanna Wesley Foundation. This foundation is based at Southlands College which is a part of the University of Roehampton in London. This organization states that Patrick was a visiting examiner at the school and he met Maria in 1812 inside of the school. This source is an example of a collective authorship because it is made by the organization and it is available to anyone online. This is significant because the website has collective ideas rather than just ideas coming from one person. Anyone interested in the Bronte family is able to access this website to learn about the family. Mapping Woodhouse Grove School on COVE adds a grassroots layer usually told top-down because the location highlights a real location that is connected to Charlotte Bronte's family. Without Patrick and Maria's meeting at Woodhouse Grove School, Charlotte never would have been able to create the story Jane Eyre.
Bibliography
Research: https://susannawesleyfoundation.org/no-methodism-no-brontes/
Image: https://woodhousegrove.co.uk/boarding-2/boarding-options/information-for-forces-families/
