Garden at Max Gate
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Garden at Max Gate
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 3 Aug 2017
Thomas Hardy's house on the edge of Dorchester is surrounded by trees and garden just like the cottage not far away where he spent his early years. The guide book says he especially liked the trees and wouldn't let his gardener cut them back.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.708249
Longitude
-2.419573