Tess Collection

Hardy / Tess D urbervilles
Tesss first encounter with Alec D Urberville

The first authentic stage Tess
Photographs of the first production of Thomas Hardys own dramatic version of his novel Tess of the d Urbervilles on 26th November 1924 by the Hardy Players at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester

Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies in Tess of the D Urbervilles, based on the novel by Thomas Hardy, at the Barnes Theatre, Richmond, SW London. 1925

Tess - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Tess - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Woolbridge Manor House, near Lulworth, Dorset
Woolbridge Manor House, just outside the village of Wool, near Lulworth, Dorset. It was the inspiration for Wellbridge House

Dorchester - The Manor House, Wool, Dorset, associated with the novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based

Sketch - Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Tess of D Urbervilles
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a photograph of actress Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies in the role of Tess of the D Urbervilles in the stage version of Thomas Hardys novel

Woolbridge Manor House, Wool, Dorset and the bridge over the River Frome - the setting for part of Thomas Hardys Tess of the d Urbervilles, where it is mentioned as as Wellbridge House

Social - Moreton Dorset
A typical village lane at Moreton, Dorset, model for the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Wessex - Moreton - Talbothay
Wessex scenery: Moreton, Dorset, model for the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Dorset - Bere Regis - 1906
Dorset scenery: Bere Regis - Kingsbere in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

Dorset - Moreton - Talbothay
Dorset scenery: Moreton - the village near Talbothays in Thomas Hardys Tess of the dUrbervilles Date: 1906

The Hambro - Beaton wedding, 1934
Mr Alec Hambro with his bride Barbara (Baba) Beaton, pictured at their wedding reception held at Mrs Cunningham-Reids house in Upper Brook Street, London

Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English novelist and poet. circa 1890s

Two puppies named Jill and Tess by Muriel Dawson
Two terrier puppies named Jill and Tess by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Wessex / Cerne Abbas 1906
Wessex scenery: Cerne Abbas, the gateway, known as Abbots Cernel in Thomas Hardys novels The Woodlanders and Tess of the d Urbervilles Date: 1906

Dorset / Wool / Wellbridge
Dorset scenery: Wool - Wellbridge in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the d Urbervilles Date: 1906

Doggie Doctor
Tess and Twinkle, two remarkably intelligent Alsatians belonging to Mr. L. Goodwin of Cliftonville, give a clever interpretation of a doctors bedside consultation! Date: 1930s

Original of Tess Home
Wool House, the original for Wellbridge House in the novel. Date: circa 1910

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