Somerset woman lives in same home for 100 years
The phrase "putting down roots" is very apt when it comes to one Somerset woman who has lived in the same house since she was born there 100 years ago.Phyliss Marshall was born at the property in Bucklands in Bridgwater back in 1925 and it has remained her home despite the multiple different stages of her life. She has just turned 100 and her family have held a birthday party to celebrate involving not just relatives but also a few of her carers.Her son Philip Marshall told BBC Radio Somerset: "She's already had the card from the King and Queen, which she is absolutely delighted about!"
Phyliss is one of five siblings, two which have since died - one of her brothers killed in the Second World War. Her son Philip Marshall told BBC Radio Somerset that although she has been in the same place for so long, there was a time when she nearly had to move."Back in the day when couples got married it was quite common for them to live with their parents, and they lived with her parents who were offered the chance to buy the house - which they declined."But my father then decided he would buy the house."
Talking about her life 100 years on, he said "she's still going strong" but admitted her health is deteriorating and she "can't hear much".But he added: "Her mind is still so active. She loves watching snooker, and she will be tuning into Glastonbury this week too."Her two sons, her grandchildren along with neighbours and carers celebrated her 100th birthday, appropriately in the same house where she was born in 1925.
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