A Brontë preservation group aims to keep Haworth residents in the picture about their history.

It hopes villagers will flock to the Old School Room for Captured Past, a photographic exhibition covering more than 100 years of Haworth's history.

Some depict the village around the time the Brontë sisters achieved fame with their novels.

The Old School Room is where the three sisters and brother Branwell all taught in the 19th century.

Organisers of the exhibition hope to attract many people who have never before been in the building and spark interest in a £1 million plan to refurbish the building and secure its future.

The Brontë Spirit campaign brings together the Brontë Society, which runs the nearby Parsonage Museum, and neighbouring St Michael and All Saints Church. The groups are spending an initial £43,300 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund planning the restoration project.

Project officer Dr Angela Redmond said: "The oldest photograph was taken the mid-1850s and perfectly illustrates the kind of lifestyle that the Brontë family experienced.

"It also has the Old School Room as a backdrop which is a wonderful link with what we're trying to achieve today.

"Many people who live in the district have never been inside the Old School Room and this will be their chance to have a look around."

Dr Redmond hoped the building could become a heritage centre as well as advancing arts and education within the district.

The exhibition will normally be open seven days a week (1-4pm) until September, and admission is free. The pictures have been supplied by Haworth historian Stephen Wood and the exhibition organiser is Stephen Whitehead.