Memorial to John Clare (original) (raw)

John Clare Memorial. 1869. Ketton stone. Helpston, Northamptonshire. Photograph by Ann Pilling, 2009, with commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]

Entire monument
Quotation on the base
Clare's grave in St Botolph's churchyard ("A poet is born not made")

References

Markham, Christopher A. The Stone Crosses of the County of Northamptonshire. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, and Northampton: Jospeh Tebbutt, 1901. Available in the internet archives here.

Last modified 10 June 2009

Memorial to John Clare (original) (raw)

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