Outside the latter, Mr Moriarty announced: "Boys from the workhouse make perfect little chimney sweeps." It was within these rickety, wooden walls that Dickens wrote some of his greatest works.Īrriving in 58 separate boxes, the chalet was first erected in Higham, where the talented author lived for a number of years, but now stands behind Eastgate House, opposite Rochester library.ĭuring the tour, you are also taken to many buildings of which descriptions can be found in his books, including an E-shaped house which is said to be the basis of Miss Haversham's manor in Great Expectations and an old workhouse building in St Margaret's Street which is now part of King's School. Dickens' writing chalet behind Eastgate House in Rochester The tour begins on the cobbled high street where you are first taken to a Swiss chalet, with peeling, mustard-coloured paint. Many of his novels included references to Rochester and the surrounding areas. He lived here until he was 11 and returned to the county during his later years. He twirls into action from the offset, pulling animated faces, with a thick rope slung over his shoulder and grubby mop in hand, as he begins to tell the tales of one of the country's greatest writers.ĭickens was born in Portsmouth but moved to Rochester when he was five after his father, a naval officer, was posted to Chatham Dockyard. Steve Moriarty, with the pseudonym of Mr Gamfield, is one of 11 guides who get right into the spirit of the stories, clad in authentic clothing, battered top hat and all. Peter Digby and Steve Moriarty - two of the tour guides I’m supporting “Footsteps for Corey.” I hope you will, too.If you're after a tour with a twist or an eccentric guide with a wealthy selection of interesting anecdotes, Footsteps in Time is a fine choice.įounded in 2005 to keep the history of Charles Dickens alive in Rochester, the tour is both educational and entertaining. Just by reading this post and sharing it with your friends, you will be making a difference in the lives of Corey and his devoted dog, Ace. But Corey’s will to live, his positive attitude, and his determination to “make it all the way back” prove that anything is possible.
His rehabilitation will be long and grueling and will cost even more. His medical bills are almost insurmountable. But now he is facing a new challenge - he is fighting to learn to walk again. It was his dog, Ace, who stayed by his side and kept him safe until he could be rescued. He surely had a guardian angel watching over him (and sometimes guardian angels come in animal form). He broke his back in several places and laid there, paralyzed and helpless, for three long days. Corey Vargas is a 21-year-old kid who was walking his dog in the desert outside of Phoenix, AZ, and fell 30 feet into a dry riverbed.
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