Dickensian

[poliphilo]

There's a firm of architects in Tunbridge Wells called Madgwick and Dottridge.

Which goes to show that Dickens didn't merely invent names, he collected them.

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[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

Much like Douglas Adams. I think Hotblack Desiato, the estate agents, had to change their name in the end.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's such a great name.

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

You'd never guess it was real!

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

And the Rochester Solicitors, Arnold, Tuff & Grimwade.

There are Dorrits in the cathedral graveyard too.

And a local podiatrist name of Gamp........... :o)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

So Dorrit is a real name! Well I never.

I'll bet he went round reading gravestones.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Certainly is and it's known that he did.

The graves of Pip's parents and siblings are in Cooling churchyard.