Ww1 hardy at athelhampton

WW1: Hardy at Athelhampton

Fri, 7th November 2025 @ 6:00pm - 8:30pm -

Thomas Hardy and his second wife Florence were dining with Alfred Cart de Lafontaine at Athelhampton on the day that the First World War was declared.

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WW1: Hardy at Athelhampton

Join Hardy at Athelhampton as WW1 is announced

Thomas Hardy and his second wife Florence were dining with Alfred Cart de Lafontaine at Athelhampton on the day that the First World War was declared.

To set the scene for the War Poetry Conference, local actors will re-create that fateful dinner in the very room it took place, with the audience moving to other historic rooms to watch events unfold.

The evening will be hosted by Giles Keating, custodian of Athelhampton who has recently published a book on Hardy’s poetry, and will include a showing in the Tudor Great Hall of dramatised video readings, now being released on the Internet, of key poems that Hardy wrote about both Emma and Florence in the years leading up to the War.

*Ticket price includes a glass of wine or soft drink on arrival
The bar will be open and parking is free

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Date: Fri, 7th November 2025
Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Athelhampton House and Gardens
Phone: 07934 253060
Email: info@hardysociety.org
Booking Required: Yes
Price: ££25, £23 (THS/TELS/SSF/ETF/WPA Members)
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Athelhampton House and Gardens (View more Events at this Location)
Athelhampton Road, Athelhampton, Dorset, DT2 7LG
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