Diana
Many thanks for introducing us to this site. What
absolutely delighted me was the article on the Great Vine of England as
I had the privilege of visiting this important individual many years ago,
in fact only a couple of years after the end of WW2 when I was in England
as a student at Reading University, and now it is more than half a
century older and I am pleased to learn still in robust health. I
particularly remember the huge main stem which, after passing through the wall
from outdoors actually has its own private enclosure before disappearing
through another partition wall to the main house
to produce its great long arms. All this we could view from a glassed in
passage along which we slowly filed. I don't think my husband ever saw it and
I shall take great pleasure in sharing the site and my memories with him later
when he comes back from an appointment.
Even then it had a woman dedicated entirely to
nursemaiding it and I wonder how many successors she has had since then until
the present incumbant took over. it really sounds a most delighful job I
think.
Moira
