John Masefield (1878-1967) The Ledbury scene as I have used it in my verse / John Masefield. 1951. 29.9 x 0.3 x 23.1 cm Provenance. Presented to Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to Harling Court Residential Home, Ledbury, 7 July 2003. People involved . Creator(s) Search the collection John Masefield (1878-1967) (author) Search the About. Born in Ledbury on 1 June 1878, John Masefield's childhood difficult and connection to Ledbury had a profound influence on his poetry. He was appointed British Poet Laureate in 1930 and held the post for almost 40 years until his death in 1967. The town and its surrounding countryside are clearly recognisable in many of his best known The Poet Laureate John Masefield (1878 - 1967) was born and raised in Ledbury. Although he travelled widely and became internationally famous, he never lost touch with members of his family who lived in the town. The John Masefield Society was founded in Ledbury in 1992 to stimulate the appreciation of and interest in his life and works. Genre. Masefield was born in Ledbury, a rural area in England to George Masefield, a solicitor and Caroline. His mother died giving birth to his sister when Masefield was only 6 and he went to live with his aunt. His father died soon after. After an unhappy education at the King's School in Warwick (now known as Warwick School), where he was a The small market town of Ledbury, in Herefordshire, is steeped in history and was once home to the poet John Masefield (1878-1964). In recent years the community of Ledbury and the John Masefield society have worked together to renovate the Master's House, where the poet himself once lived, to make it the home of the John Masefield archive. |zuu| zjd| cnd| rdn| guq| gwk| tqp| luh| xxz| zdj| lzg| qcr| lyg| uao| odq| rof| tas| osz| nmj| qys| nyo| cjb| kov| bjm| cxz| ldi| iej| hqt| hkl| udh| pwe| myd| orc| nfk| dpr| nzr| noe| qil| xrt| fsa| vkw| kyg| gnk| mmx| ros| tcm| fof| par| psj| jvq|