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Walter de la Mare - Thornsett Road

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Walter de la Mare OM, CH, 1873 - 1956, poet and novelist, lived here 1912 - 1956.
The London Borough of Bromley

Site: Walter de la Mare - Thornsett Road (1 memorial)

SE20, Thornsett Road, 14

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Walter de la Mare

Poet and writer. Born 83 Maryon Road, Charlton. Best known poem "The Listener...

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London Borough of Bromley

Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.

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