The Moule family and Fordington
1A Cornhill, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1BA
Come and join the chairman and academic director of the Thomas Hardy Society, Mark Damon Chutter, to learn more about the Reverend Henry Moule and his family who lived in Fordington Vicarage . Moule invented the earth closet and was instrumental during the cholera epidemic in Mill Street during the Nineteenth Century. The Moule family were close friends with the novelist and poet Thomas Hardy . Mark’s family lived in the Old Vicarage from 1942-1971
Timings & Tours
- Sunday 21 September:
- 12.30-1.30pm
Location & directions
1A Cornhill, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1BA
- Directions:
- The walk will start at the Discover Dorchester gazebo next to the Town Pump in South Street, Dorchester.
- Contact on day:
- Tony Hurley
- Telephone number:
- +441305249091
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Book via Eventbrite. Under 5s don't need a ticket.
- Booking contact name:
- Tony Hurley
- Booking telephone number:
- +441305249091
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://discoverdorchester.co.uk/heritage-open-day/
- Booking opens:
- 25 Aug 2025 10:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 21 Sep 2025 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
The tour will involve walking around town.
Additional information
A good degree of mobility is required.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 20
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s)
