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Hace 1 día · También en la estación de St. Pancras, se erigió la estatua de Sir John Betjeman para conmemorar al poeta Sir John Betjeman. En la década de 1960, en medio de los planes para demoler la estación, Betjeman lideró una campaña para salvar la estación de St. Pancras y las Cámaras.
31 de may. de 2024 · EVEN before his death on 19 May 1984, the poet John Betjeman appeared to some critics as a throwback to the 19th century. For some, he was a writer of exceedingly modest talents, prone to tiresome doggerel and a risible nostalgia for an England that no longer existed.
17 de jun. de 2024 · Pershore Station, or A Liverish Journey First Class. The train at Pershore station was waiting that Sunday night. Gas light on the platform, in my carriage electric light, Gas light on frosty evergreens, electric on Empire wood, The Victorian world and the present in a moment’s neighbourhood.
10 de jun. de 2024 · Sir John Betjeman visited the Isle of Man for the 50th anniversary of the Manx Museum in 1972. He talks of his admiration for the Island and has strong views about the motorcar!
Hace 5 horas · AS poet John Betjeman wrote, “What goes for Basingstoke goes for most English towns.” He could have been talking about this seat in Hampshire’s Tory heartlands being a microcosm of Labour’s potential landslide at the election. Except he was talking about ugly town planning in the 1960s.
19 de jun. de 2024 · Sir John Betjeman (; 28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St Pancras railway station from demolition.
12 de jun. de 2024 · Sir John Betjeman’s Banana Blush with music by Jim Parker. Performed by Zeb Soanes (Classic FM) and the Chris Warner Ensemble. In 1974 John Betjeman, the Poet Laureate, became an unlikely pop star, recording his verse to music by Jim Parker for the album Banana Blush.
