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
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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
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