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Hardy Monument

Other memorial · Portesham, Dorset

Hardy Monument© Ethan Doyle WhiteCC BY-SA 3.0

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    Plaque. Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Portesham, Dorset
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Inscription

THOMAS HARDY, O.M. WAS BORN IN THE ADJACENT COTTAGE 2ND JUNE 1840. AND IN IT WROTE "UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE" AND "FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD". THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED TO HIS MEMORY BY A FEW OF HIS AMERICAN ADMIRERS 1931.

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  1. Thomas Hardy O.M.

    THOMAS HARDY, O.M.

    Born 2 June 1840

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    Hardy Monument (Portesham, Dorset, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "THOMAS HARDY, O.M."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2313/ : accessed 8 November 2026).

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