Welcome to the Max Gate web site.
| Andrew and Marilyn have been the
tenants of this National Trust property since 1994 when they were responsible for opening
it to the public for the first time. Now, through the internet, Andrew and Marilyn wish to give a much wider audience an insight into the environment which Thomas Hardy created for himself and where he wrote some of his greatest works including The Woodlanders, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Dynasts and over nine hundred poems. |
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Andrew Leah was, formerly, a teacher of English and
more recently, the Head of the North-East Surrey Staff Development Centre, where he
specialised in organising and running courses for teachers and students in a wide variety
of subjects. He is a member of the Thomas Hardy Society Council and currently hon
vice-chairman of the Society. Marilyn Leah was formerly principal lecturer in education at King Alfred’s College in Winchester. She is an expert in children's literacy and literature and currently runs an initial teacher training course for primary school teachers in nearby Poole. Henry is the Max Gate cat! |
To book a visit or seminar contact us on e-mail: max.gate@btinternet.com