Henry Bellweather
Keeper of the shop's accounts, with an exact eye and opinions of his own.
Look closer at the illustration ↗Henry is thirty-four and keeps the accounts at Bellweather & Sons. He took over at twenty-three, when Mr Cobbold retired to Hastings. His figures have earned the unusual approval of Mr Haverstock, the banker.
Edward and Bartholomew make the toys; Henry makes the day's business add up. He has been quick with figures since childhood, and the ledger is a contribution he rightly values.
On the winter sleeper, he finally closes that ledger and puts it at the bottom of the case. With his father, he watches the journey unfold. His care is sometimes expressed through tickets, plans and a very red dressing gown; on this night, he also finds the words to say that he has missed him.
People they know
Bartholomew Bellweather · From the illustrated world of Candlebury Bartholomew Bellweather
His father
Henry keeps the shop's accounts and travels to the Copper Dormouse to bring his father home.
Edward Bellweather · Current character illustration. Edward Bellweather
His elder brother
Edward makes toys and Henry keeps the accounts. Edward sends Christmas cake with Henry for their father.
Lucy Bellweather · Revised character illustration. Lucy Bellweather
His sister-in-law
Henry spends Christmas with Lucy, Edward and Tom; Lucy cooks the goose.
Dorothea · From the illustrated world of Candlebury Dorothea
His aunt
Henry arrives a day early at the Copper Dormouse. Dorothea gives him the room over the porch.
Tobias Tallowick · From the illustrated world of Candlebury Tobias Tallowick
His sleeper attendant
Henry writes ahead about the berths and asks Tobias to bring his father oxtail soup.
Places in their stories
Bellweather & Sons
A wooden horse over the door. A family at work inside.
Brindlecombe
The railway brings you here. There is more than one way to leave.
The Copper Dormouse
Dorothea’s inn, a little beyond the green at Little Tallowmere.
Stories
The Winter Sleeper Home from Brindlecombe
Say goodnight to Dorothea, then travel home through the winter with Bartholomew and Henry Bellweather.
With Bartholomew Bellweather, Dorothea, Tobias Tallowick, Edward Bellweather, Henry Bellweather, Lucy Bellweather