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Dist:0.3km<br/>The Crown features as the Pure Drop Inn in Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>Thomas Hardy used this church in his Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Extract from Chapter 2 : "The village of Marlott lay amid the north-eastern undulations of the beautiful Vale of Blakemore or Blackmoor aforesaid, and engirdled and secluded region, for the most part untrodden as yet by tourist or landscape-painter, though within a four hours' journey from London."
©Nigel Freeman
Dist:0.4km<br/>Thomas Hardy imagined Marnhull to be the fictional birthplace of Tess (Tess of the d'Urbervilles) and this pub is called Pure Drop Inn where her father celebrated after hearing he was the descendant of a noble family.
©Nigel Freeman
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is the pub sign of the Crown in Marnhull. It is a Hall and Woodhouse public house selling Badger beers (as can be seen from the sign) that are brewed at their brewery in Blandford St Mary. The pub is the reputed model for the Pure Drop Inn in Thomas Hardy's novel, Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
©Nigel Mykura
Dist:0.4km<br/>An Elizabeth II-reign postbox set into the frontage wall of the Rectory, with the [[936898]] tower beyond. The box is emptied at 4:45pm on weekdays and at 10:45am on Saturdays.
©Chris Downer
Dist:0.4km<br/>The door is set into the boundary wall of the Old Rectory. For a wider view of the wall [[2812193]]
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is part of the boundary wall to the Old Rectory which dates from the 19th century, but it also contains work from an earlier period.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The chest tomb is to be found near the north wall of the church and it dates from the late 18th century, unfortunately the inscription has been lost to erosion.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The church has its origins in the 12th century with the three stage west tower dating from the 15th century. The church is built of rubble and ashlar.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The churchyard is large and well kept and contains many old and interesting headstones.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Most of the stained glass within the church dates from the Victorian era. This is the east window.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>The carved bench ends found in the chancel.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The banner of the Marnhull branch of the Mothers Union. Mary Sumner (1828–1921) founded the Mothers Union as an organisation that would unite mothers of all social classes in mutual support and promote motherhood. In 1876, after the birth of her first grandchild Mary was inspired to bring together the mothers of the parish in mutual support and held the first meeting of what was to become the Mothers’ Union in the Old Alresford Rectory. Today the Union is a global movement with over 3.6 million members. Mary is buried with her husband in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral. For a photograph of Mary's grave see image [[2639448]] by Jonathan Kington.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>This is the handle of the unused west door.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.4km<br/>This sign is to be found on the main door to the church. [[936898]]
©Trish Steel

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