The Trials and Triumphs of Troublemakers
“Do not traffic in clichés,” warns the brilliant American commentator and author Maureen Callahan. “Writers and clichés: never the twain shall meet.” We’re in Westerham: such a chocolate box town, a Cadbury tin full of surprises. Lo these many years, a gift for the ages. There are no statues of Buddha but there are sculptures of the town’s two most famous sons: General James Wolfe and Sir Winston Churchill. “People need to have more grit these days,” Maureen believes. Those men had grit in bucketfuls. They had plenty of nerve. The late Perpendicular St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church is perched high above its sloping cemetery. All the historic houses are restored to their former glory. General James Wolfe’s home Quebec House in the town centre. Chartwell, Obriss Farm and Squerryes Court and Sir Winston Churchill’s home Chartwell on the periphery. Just our opinion. Just saying.
