The old school bell.
This week's Saturday Timewatch goes back to Victorian times. The photo shows Bockhampton's old school bell. A nearby interpretation board says that the school was founded in 1847 and was Thomas Hardy's first school. Closed in 1961, the property became a private house but the bell has remained in situ ever since. The photo is slightly overexposed to show the bell in the recess above the porch.
The old school bell.
This week's Saturday Timewatch goes back to Victorian times. The photo shows Bockhampton's old school bell. A nearby interpretation board says that the school was founded in 1847 and was Thomas Hardy's first school. Closed in 1961, the property became a private house but the bell has remained in situ ever since. The photo is slightly overexposed to show the bell in the recess above the porch.