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...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
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...
The erection date differs from the date on the plaque. We have found other cases where this occurs - the unveiling can get delayed for al...
In our photo, reading left to right: the WW1 memorial plaque is just to the right of the lamppost; the War Memorial Building plaque is on...
From: British History: "This building was erected in 1851 as a school by the Congregationalists of the adjoining Horbury Chapel. The arc...
This group of plaques is in the ground floor seating area.
Vera Brittain author 1893 - 1970 lived here 1923 - 1927. Westminster City Council
London borough. Formed from the former Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
Role on the lost expedition: Boy on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
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