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From Lyme Regis to Winchester Cathedral

St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

Facing the altar in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

Looking toward the font in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England. Above is the spectacular 15th century roof.

15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England. The statues are the apostles

15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

Saint on the 15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

Saint on the 15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

Saint on the 15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

Saint on the 15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

Cardinal Thomas Morton, who is said to have donated the roof for St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

Tuberville family tombs in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis. The Tubervilles were the basis of the D'Urbervilles in Thomas Hardy's Tess, and a key scene was set in this place

Tuberville family tomb in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis

Tuberville family tomb in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis

Tuberville family tomb in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis

Another Tuberville family tomb in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, with the Tuberville window behind it. The plaque on the right is dated 1559

St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

850-year-old font in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England

Corft Castle, Dorset, England

View of Corfe Castle through the entrance arch

Corfe Castle

View of Corfe Castle grounds

View of the grounds and village from Corfe Castle

The countryside, from Corfe Castle

Entrance towers, Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle walls

Collapsed walls and nearby church tower, Corfe Castle

Woolbridge Manor on the River Frome, Dorset. This is the house where Tess and Angel went to honeymoon

Woolbridge Manor on the River Frome, Dorset. This is the house where Tess and Angel went to honeymoon

Woolbridge Manor on the River Frome, Dorset. This is the house where Tess and Angel went to honeymoon

Woolbridge Manor on the River Frome, Dorset. This is the house where Tess and Angel went to honeymoon

Notice on the bridge at Woolbridge, Dorset

The pet cemetery at Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's house

The pet cemetery at Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's house

Thatched-roof house in Lyme Regis, detail

Old building, Lyme Regis

Sundial on old building in Lyme Regis

The Cobb, Lyme Regis

Cobb's end, Lyme Regis

Granny's Teeth, the steps on the Cobb that figure in Jane Austen's Persuasion

The Cerne Abbas giant

WInchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral. The window was reassembled in the 17th century from fragments of medieval windows smashed in the Civil War

WInchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral

The choir, WInchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral

Jane Austen's tomb, Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral

Memorial panel and graffiti, Winchester Cathedral

Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral

Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral

Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral

Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral

Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral

Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral

Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral

12th century wall paintings in Winchester Cathedral, uncovered in the 1960s

12th century wall paintings in Winchester Cathedral, uncovered in the 1960s

12th century wall paintings in Winchester Cathedral, uncovered in the 1960s

16th century chantry chapel for Bishop Fox, WInchester Cathedral. This is where monks would chant for the late bishop's soul.

Winchester Cathedral, the back

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