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Dorchester, Hangman's Cottage 1898
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More about this scene

Hangman's Cottage, seen here on the left, was the home of the town's resident executioner in the 19th century. The young Thomas Hardy was shocked and fascinated by the public execution of a woman in Dorchester and was unable to dispel the image from his mind, using the scene for the climax of 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'.

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Memories of Dorchester, Hangman's Cottage 1898

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Dorchester, Hangman's Cottage 1898

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My great-grandparents lived at Hangmans Cottage sometime during the late 1800s or early 1900s. My dad Robert Mitchell was born at Friary Cottage in 1904 which is a short walk from Hangmans Cottage. He used to tell me about his time spent with his grandparents at Hangmans Cottage when he was a boy. Sadly I am not sure as to whether it was his paternal grandparents which would have ...see more