
What is recorded here
This commemorative plaque records: Here lived from 1910 to 1916 Mary Ruth Brooke the mother of Rupert Brooke. Here he completed the five sonnets called '1914' including 'The Soldier' and here he often stayed
Rupert Brooke was a renowned English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets, particularly 'The Soldier,' written during World War I; Mary Ruth Brooke is remembered as his mother, in whose home Rupert composed some of his most famous works.
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