Today, my brother Phillip and I visited a large house which
shares the name of one of my grand-kids, Max. The house is called Max Gate and is located just out of the English country town of Dorchester in
the county of Dorset!
The house, whose images are below was owned by Thomas Hardy,
a famous English novelist who wrote an impressive collection of stories a
century or so ago. His work became so popular that the place where he lived
became Hardy Country and he built a large home, which he designed with his
architect’s skills. That home is now owned by the National Trust and is open to
the public. So we visited it today.
I have some pictures of the house … and also of the nearby cottage
where he was born and these are attached. We start with three perspectives of the front:
Here's the dining room, furnished in a typical Victorian style.
The garden was large and supplied the household with lots of fresh vegetables.
And here's the thatched cottage where Hardy was born. It's also run by the National Trust and its tiny interior rooms are crammed with mid-Victorian furnishings. It's where Hardy's writing career began.
It was a nice day out and these places are worth a visit.
AS
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