Plaque

Walter de la Mare - Green Lane

Inscription

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

Site: Walter de la Mare - Green Lane (1 memorial)

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

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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Penge Heritage Trail

A walking tour which includes people and places in the history of Penge. 202...

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