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Dorchester, Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's Home 1930
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Hardy designed Max Gate as his final home and wrote his greatest novels there. Many famous personalities, such as Lawrence of Arabia, came here to pay homage to the grand old man of English letters. The poet and novelist died here in 1928.

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Memories of Dorchester, Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's Home 1930

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, Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's Home 1930

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If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I don't have a specific memory of anything except that my ancestor is Thomas Hardy, author and poet. I am in awe of his writing abilities and his life. I hope to find many things here about him. My search will continue and hopefully I will get a dream visit to England and see his cottage.