While looking at the interesting houses below in Canterbury, my eagle-eyed travelling companion, noticed the Mary Tourtel memorial plaque above, located on Ivy Lane near the Chaucer Hotel.
Have just discovered that Mary Tourtel is buried in St. Martin's church graveyard in Canterbury; started off by drawing animals in children's books; and with her husband, Herbert, was a keen traveller. Moreover, her first Rupert Bear serial was written in 1920.
Have also just read that Mary and Herbert Tourtel remained childless, which is interesting in light of her Rupert Bear construction (can vaguely remember Rupert Bear TV serials from childhood).
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