Memorials & monuments · London
Walter de la Mare
In or near Thames Ditton.
Walter de la Mare — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- St Margarets · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Walter de la Mare memorial in Richmond upon Thames, the nearest railway station is St Margarets, located 0.7 km away. Entry to the memorial is free.
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.
Photo gallery
Official information
Marble Hill is a historic site featuring a Georgian villa and expansive parkland along the Thames. Visitors can explore the house's restored interiors and learn about its owner, Henrietta Howard, while enjoying outdoor activities in the surrounding gardens and park.
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
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
- District
- Richmond upon Thames
- Parish
- Richmond upon Thames, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW1 2NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Twickenham
- Nearest railway station
- St Margarets — 0.7 km
- Opening
- House open Wed-Sun; park and café open daily
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- osm: node/30863479 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Walter de la Mare (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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.
- What is Walter de la Mare?
- Walter de la Mare — a memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Walter de la Mare?
- The nearest railway station is St Margarets, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode TW1 2NL.
- 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?
- The nearest railway station is St Margarets, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TW1 2NL.