Max Gate, Alington Avenue, Dorchester
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Max Gate, Alington Avenue, Dorchester
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 23 Feb 2019
Grade I listed house. It was designed and built by Thomas Hardy for his own use in 1885 and he lived there until his death in 1928. In 1940 it was bequeathed to the National Trust by Hardy's sister with the stipulation that it should be lived in. It was first opened to the public in 1994 with restricted access and limited opening times for a few days a week due to the occupation by private tenants. In 2011 a National Trust volunteer took up residence allowing access five days a week and now it is open most days. Many of the Austrian pines which Hardy planted against the winds of the nearby heath and the prying eyes were cut down by the second Mrs Hardy in the interval between his death and hers nine years later.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.707978
Longitude
-2.419995