John Masefield
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John Edward Masefield, OM was an English poet and writer. He was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967, during which time he lived at Burcot, Oxfordshire, near Abingdon-on-Thames. Among his
John Masefield in 1936
John Masefield 1912
Masefield photographed by E. O. Hoppé in 1915
Masefield Centre (library and IT)
Cecil Day-Lewis
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Cecil Day-Lewis, often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death. He also wrote mystery stories under the pseudonym Nicholas Bl
John Masefield
…of the United Kingdom In office 9 May 1930 – 12 May 1967 Monarchs George V Edward VIII George VI Elizabeth II Preceded by Robert Bridges Succeeded by Cecil Day-Lewis Personal details Born John Edward Masefield 1 June 1878 Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Died 12 May 1967 (aged 88) Abingdon, Berkshire, England Occupation…
Day-Lewis in 1968
Headstone of Cecil Day-Lewis in the Stinsford churchyard
English Heritage blue plaque of Cecil Day-Lewis in Greenwich, London