On the 15th October 1987 metereologists predict rain and strong winds but by midnight they realise that it wasn't just another storm. It was the biggest storm Britain had seen since 1709 and claimed 16 lives. 15 million of trees perished on the storm and one of them was this yew tree in Chilham Church.It had been there for over 1300 years but in that fatal night it fell and died.
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How sad. How moving. I must have seen this tree in my time.
Think of all of the long bows that this tree has provided to the English archers over all of her years.....
Jilly
If you ever went to the Church in Chilham you passed it.
Genemarine
Well pointed out. People tend to associate Yew trees with churches, rebirth and fight against evil and many know that the best long bows were made from Yew.
15 million trees were lost in one night? That is tragic. Imagine all those who saw this particular tree during it's lifetime.
I don't think I've ever seen a "tombstone" for a tree before...
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