Walter de la Mare OM, CH, 1873 - 1956, poet and novelist, lived here 1912 - 1956.
The London Borough of Bromley
SE20, Thornsett Road, 14
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Walter de la Mare - Thornsett Road
Poet and writer. Born 83 Maryon Road, Charlton. Best known poem "The Listener...
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Walter de la Mare - Thornsett Road
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