Thomas Hardy's Cottage
| Thomas Hardy's Cottage | |
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National Trust | |
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 Thomas Hardy's Cottage | |
| Grid reference: | SY727924 |
| Location: | 50°43’53"N, 2°23’11"W |
| Built 1800 | |
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| Website: | Thomas Hardy's Cottage |
Thomas Hardy's Cottage in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, is a small cob and thatch building that is the birthplace of the author Thomas Hardy and home for much of his life.
Hardy was born in the cottage in 1840 and lived her until he was aged 34, during which time he wrote the novels Under the Greenwood Tree (1872) and Far from the Madding Crowd (1874).[1] Thereafter he left home to be married to Emma Gifford.
The cottage was built by Hardy's great-grandfather in 1800. It is now a National Trust property, and a popular tourist attraction.[2] The property has a typical cottage garden, and the interior displays furniture which, although not from the Hardy family, is original to the period.[3]
Hardy's Cottage stands on the northern boundary of Thorncombe Wood, three miles from Max Gate, the house that Hardy designed and in which he lived the married life with Emma from 1885 until his death in 1928.
In 2012 a project began to build a new visitor centre near the cottage.[4] The project also included new trails in Thorncombe Wood.[4] The project, which secured £525,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, was a joint partnership between the council and the National Trust.[5] The visitor centre opened in September 2014.[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Thomas Hardy's Cottage) |
- Thomas Hardy's Cottage - National Trust
References
- ↑ Thomas Hardy Dorset Walkin Guide – Thomas Hardy's Wessex, Higher Bockhampton: The Guardian, 6 June 2009
- ↑ "Hardy's cottage to be rented out". BBC News. 26 September 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/5380464.stm.
- ↑ "The cottage where Hardy was born". National Trust. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardy-country/things-to-see-and-do/page-2/. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Plans to transform Thomas Hardy’s birthplace have been given the green light with funding from Heritage Lottery Fund.". National Trust. http://www.ntsouthwest.co.uk/2012/12/plans-to-transform-thomas-hardys-birthplace-have-been-given-the-green-light-with-funding-from-heritage-lottery-fund/. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Thomas Hardy visitor centre opens in Dorset". BBC News. 29 September 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-29412735.