A. E. Housman
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Alfred Edward Housman was an English classical scholar and poet. He showed early promise as a student at the University of Oxford, but he failed the final examination in literae humaniores and took em
Housman in 1910
Valley House, Housman's birthplace
The site of the 17th-century Fockbury House (later known as The Clock House). Home of Housman from 1873 to 1878
Home of Housman from 1860 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1882. His younger brother Laurence was born here in 1865.
Ivor Gurney
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Ivor Bertie Gurney was an English poet and composer. Born and raised in Gloucester, he suffered from bipolar disorder through much of his life and spent his last 15 years in psychiatric hospitals. Cri
Gurney in his Gloucestershire Regiment uniform, c. 1915
Gurney memorial window by Tom Denny (installed in 2014)
Gurney memorial plaque
The grave of Ivor Gurney at Twigworth, Gloucestershire