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Walter de la Mare

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Walter de la Mare — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
15 min–45 min
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly

About

Walter de la Mare is a memorial located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.

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From the Wikipedia article

Walter John de la Mare (; 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt", "The Green Room" and "All Hallows". In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books.

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and others (photo by Lady Ottoline Morrell)]] De la Mare described two distinct "types" of imagination – although "aspects" might be a better term: the childlike and the boylike. It was at the border between the two that Shakespeare, Dante, and the rest of the great poets lay. De la Mare opined that all children fall into the category of having a childlike imagination at first, which is usually replaced at some point in their lives. He explained in the lecture "Rupert Brooke and the Intellectual Imagination" that children "are not bound in by their groping senses. Facts to them are the liveliest of chameleons. [...] They are contemplatives, solitaries, fakirs, who sink again and again out…

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Coordinates
51.4497, -0.3164
Parish
Richmond upon Thames, unparished area
Postcode
TW1 2NL
Parliamentary constituency
Twickenham

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Walter de la Mare?
Walter de la Mare is in London, United Kingdom (postcode TW1 2NL), in the parish of Richmond upon Thames, unparished area.
Is Walter de la Mare free to visit?
Yes, Walter de la Mare is free to enter.
How do I get to Walter de la Mare?
Drivers can navigate to postcode TW1 2NL. It sits within the Twickenham parliamentary constituency.