Graham Rains's Pictures of Evershot

Hardy's Dorset

At the east end of the village is a small green situated on the corner of the lane leading to the Melbury Estate.

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Hardy's Dorset

The Melbury Estate has a public right of way running through it connecting Evershot and the village of Melbury Osmond. The area nearest to Evershot is a large deer park with open pastures and woodlands.

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Hardy's Dorset

At the opposite end of the Melbury Estate to Evershot is Melbury Osmond. The village is unspoilt and picturesque with many Oak trees. It is well worth walking down from the Church to the water splash and even beyond, to admire the 17th century thatched stone cottages.

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Hardy's Dorset

Evershot is a small picturesque village midway between Beaminster and Cerne Abbas on the River Frome. It is one of the highest villages in the county at 700 feet above sea level. The Acorn Inn features in the works of Thomas Hardy.

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Hardy's Dorset

Standing with Melbury House behind you and looking towards Melbury Osmond a mile and a half away, the vastness of the Estate becomes more apparent.

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Hardy's Dorset.

The distinctive boathouse on one of the two lakes on the Melbury Estate.

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Hardy's Dorset

Melbury House sits quietly and somewhat insignificantly, next to the small Church in the centre of it's vast parkland estate. It doesn't make it's presence felt until you are quite near to it.

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Hardy's Dorset

A part of the Melbury estate deer park with its' lake. It is easy to see why this countryside had such a significant influence on Thomas Hardy. In his day and age, the best way for him to express himself was through his literature. Today, as well as words, we have digital photography.

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Hardy's Dorset

The northern end of the Melbury estate is separated from the deer park and contains some large paddocks.

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Hardy's Dorset

The water splash and packhorse bridge, situated by Bridge Farm House, Melbury Osmond. In Hardy's novels the village is known as Great Hintock and is the setting for 'The Woodlanders'. The two and a half-mile walk between Evershot and Melbury Osmond, must have been both familiar and inspirational to him.

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