Wessex Collection (page 5)

Westland Wessex OO-AGC of Sabena
Westland Wessex, OO-AGC, of Sabena

Westland Wessex G-ABEG
Westland Wessex, G-ABEG

Wessex / Hangmans Cottage
Wessex scenery: the Hangmans Cottage at Dorchester, which features in Thomas Hardys short story The Withered Arm Date: 1910

Wessex / Bridport 1906
Wessex scenery: Bridport harbour, model for Port Bredy in several of Thomas Hardys novels Date: 1906

Wessex / Tincleton Cottage
Wessex scenery: cottage at Tincleton near Dorchester, home of Caroline Aspent in Thomas Hardys set of short stories Lifes Little Ironies Date: 1906

Wessex / Sutton Poyntz
Wessex scenery: Sutton Poyntz, Dorset, model for Overcome in Thomas Hardys novel The Trumpet- Major Date: 1906

Wessex / Corfe Castle 1906
Wessex scenery: Corfe Castle, West Street, setting for a scene in Thomas Hardys novel The Hand of Ethelberta Date: 1906

Wessex / Affpuddle 1906
Wessex scenery: Affpuddle, Dorset, model for East Egdon Church, scene of a wedding in Thomas Hardys novel Return of the Native Date: 1906

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

Wessex / Abbotsbury Barn
Wessex scenery: tithe-barn at Abbotsbury, scene of the sheep-shearing in Thomas Hardys novel Far From the Madding Crowd Date: 1906

Wessex / Nr Maiden Castle
Wessex scenery: near Maiden Castle, Dorchester, a setting for Thomas Hardys novel The Mayor of Casterbridge Date: 1906

Thomas Hardy / Oval / 1923
THOMAS HARDY English novelist and poet: " Thomas the Great, the Last King of Wessex" Date: 1840 - 1928

Fiddler in Thomas Hardy Drama Festival, Dorchester
At the Thomas Hardy Drama Festival in Dorchester, Dorset, Henry Bailey, the old fiddler, played the College Hornpipe in the play The Three Wayfarers

King Alfred defines the county boundaries
King Alfred the Great devises administrative reforms, redefining the division of England into Counties, Hundreds and Tithings Date: Circa 885

Alfreds Education
Prince Alfred of Wessex, keen to learn, is taught by his mother, Queen Osburga, while his three elder brothers prefer to play. Date: Circa 860

Alfred Divides his Loaf
Following the Danish invasion of Wessex, King Alfred and his followers retreated to the island of Athelney, Somerset, where they were obliged to seek refuge and sustenance from local peasants

Beorhtric of Wessex is poisoned
Beorhtric, King of Wessex, is accidentally poisoned by his wife Eadburh. 802

Alfred in the Danish camp
King Alfred the Great disguises himself as a minstrel in order to discover the plans of the Danish leader Guthrum. This he does and is successful at the Battle of Edington which followed. Date: 878

Alfred before the Danish General
Disguised as a minstrel, King Alfred the Great stands before the Danish leader Guthrum. Date: 878

King Alfreds administrative reforms
King Alfred the Great introduces administrative reforms, redefining county boundaries and introducing a law code Date: Circa 885

Royal Wedding 1986 - Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, waves at the crowds lining the route to Westminster Abbey, as he travels with his brother and supporter, Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex) on his wedding day

Prince Alfred and Pope Leo IV
Prince Alfred (later King Alfred the Great) of Wessex, visits Rome to meet Pope Leo IV for instruction. Date: 853

King Alfred disguised in Danish camp
King Alfred the Great disguises himself as a minstrel and goes undercover at the Danish camp of Guthrum, leader of the Danes in order to find out their plans

Private aeroplane advertisement, 1930
Advertisement for the Wessex, three-engined, six-seater British monoplane from the Westland Aircraft Works in Yeovil, England, the latest and smartest of the smaller craft. Date: 1930

Prince Andrew and Prince Edward
Prince Andrew (Duke of York) aged six and Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex) aged two, playing in a tree

Queen Elizabeth II and family at Frogmore, April 1965
The royal family take a leisurely walk around the lake at Frogmore, The Queen holds the infant Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex) in her arms while four year old Prince Andrew walks alongside her

Royal family at Windsor, 1968
Queen Elizabeth II pictured with her two youngest sons at Windsor in Spring 1968. From left, the Queen, Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex) and Prince Andrew (Duke of York). Date: 1968

King Egbert of Wessex
KING EGBERT King of the West Saxons (Wessex) (reigned 802-839) Date: 775 - 839

Wesses Saddleback sow and Blue Belton Setter
Wessex saddleback sow and a Blue Belton Setter Dog. Pencil studies by Raymond Sheppard

Glastonbury Lake Village
The ancient lake village near Glastonbury wth dwellings grouped like those of settlements in the lakes of Switzerland and Southern Europe

Wessex / Poxwell Manor
Wessex scenery: Poxwell Manor House, model for Oxwell Hall in Thomas Hardys novel The Trumpet-Major Date: 1910

Wessex / Fordington 1906
Wessex scenery: Fordington, Dorchester, back of Mixen Lane in Thomas Hardys novel The Mayor of Casterbridge

Wessex / Wool Manor House
Wessex scenery: Wood Manor House, the model for Wellbridge in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the d Urbervilles

Wessex / Bere Regis 1906
Wessex scenery: Bere Regis, Dorset, model for Kingsbere in Thomas Hardys novel Tess of the d Urbervilles

Wessex / Isle of Portland
Wessex scenery: Isle of Portland, model for the Isle of Slingers, setting for Thomas Hardys novel The Well-Beloved

Wessex / Rainbarrow 1906
Wessex scenery: the Rainbarrow, a setting for Thomas Hardys novel Return of the Native, with the Quiet Woman in the distance

Harold Swears Fealty
Harold, earl of Wessex, touching holy reliquaries with either hand, swears fealty (allegiance) to Guillaume, duc de Normandie, later William I of England

Cornation of Harold
Harold, earl of Wessex, is crowned king of England despite the claim of William, duke of Normandy

Norman Conquest 1 of 16
King Edward the Confessor sends Harold, earl of Wessex, to confirm to William, duke of Normandy, that he will succeed him on the English throne

Library at Thomas Hardys home, Max Gate
View of the Library at Max Gate in Dorchester, Dorset, the home of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet. Hardy designed the house

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