The star of the Victorian Kitchen Garden, Harry Dodson is to be buried in Blackmoor church yard.
Some twelve years after he died, aged 85, Harry is effectively coming home to Blackmoor after living there as a child.
Harry is famous for his role as the head gardener at Chilton Foliat where the BBCs Peter Thoday followed his progress throughout the year cultivating vegetables, fruit and flowers in an old walled garden, just like the Victorians would have done to provide for the gentry in the big house.
Sadly, after he died, Harry Dodson's ashes remained with the undertaker but - reports the Bordon Herald - it was recently established that 'he wished for his ashes to be buried in his mother’s grave at St Matthew’s Church.'
I am a great fan of Harry's and I loved the Victorian Kitchen Garden programme. But it's brought all the more closer because of my personal ties with the area. I attended St Matthews School (just a 5 min walk from the church) attended cubs in the village hall adjacent to the church. Blackmoor effectively formed part of my childhood playground.
My mother is also buried at Blackmoor.
Harry will be interned after a short service on the 19th June 2017.
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