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...
The plaques read left to right chronological by birth date. We've taken the dates on each plaque to be date of birth and date of death bu...
David Devant, 1868 - 1941, magician, lived here in flat no. 1. English Heritage
Our photo is taken from the east. In the background you can see the inside of the retained arched stone entrance to The Colonnade from G...
Constance Spry, 1886 - 1960, designer in flowers, worked here 1934 - 1960. English Heritage
Charlie Chaplin, 1889 - 1978, lived here. Vauxhall Society
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