Walter de la Mare, 1873 - 1956, poet and author, lived here.
The London Borough of Bromley
BR3, Mackenzie Road, 195
In de la Mare's time this address was 6 Lynton Terrace.
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 - Mackenzie Road
Poet and writer. Born 83 Maryon Road, Charlton. Best known poem "The Listener...
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Walter de la Mare - Mackenzie Road
Formerly part of Kent, it has been part of Greater London since 1963.
The building is also known as the Imperial Hall. Up the top, in an Art Nouveau swirl the building is dated 1903. The plaques are, left t...
Field Marshal Viscount Gort VC, 1886 - 1946, Commander in Chief at Dunkirk, lived here, 1920 - 1926. English Heritage
2 October 2014: The plaque was restored but we have kept our picture so you can see what it used to look like.
No explanation for the choice of name is given and we are not aware that Nettlefold was associated in any way with Tower Hamlets.
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