Walter de la Mare (1873 - 1956)
''Is there anybody there? said the traveller knocking on the moonlit door'.
Walter De La Mare, poet and novelist, lived in the Penge area for 25 years.
Penge Heritage Trail
Bromley
SE20, Green Lane, 46
The plaque is in the pavement between the bike stands and the decorative post.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Walter de la Mare - Green Lane
Poet and writer. Born 83 Maryon Road, Charlton. Best known poem "The Listener...
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Walter de la Mare - Green Lane
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
A walking tour which includes people and places in the history of Penge. 202...
We thank our colleague, Alan Patient, for providing the photos.
Telegraph Cottage no longer stands but the name tells some of its history, in the days when semaphore was the best method of telegraphing...
Gandhi lived here in the 1890s, whilst studying law at University College.
A smaller stone in the lower right corner seems to be part of the overall design and has some markings on it but we could make nothing of...
The Tawney plaque is on the first floor, Wood on the second.
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