Faversham in Kent, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
John White Masters
(1791-1873)
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, April 12, 2024
1. John White Masters Marker
Author of Dick and Sal at Canterbury Fair and pioneer of the Assam tea trade lived here.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.
Location. 51° 19.032′ N, 0° 53.533′ E. Marker is in Faversham, England, in Kent. It is on Court Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is on a building opposite the Ask Italian restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1A Court Street, Faversham, England ME13 7AN, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: King James II (a few steps from this marker); The Ship Inn (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Alexander Centre (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Drill Hall (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Henry Wreight (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The Great Explosion (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Parklands and Panoramas (approx. 10 kilometers away); Reeves Beach (approx. 10.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Faversham.
More about this marker. 'Dick and Sal' was a poem of 100 stanzas written in the Kentish dialect.
Also see . . . Dick and Sal at Canterbury Fair. Excerpt:
The bailiff's boy had overslept,
The cows were not put in;
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To milk them on the green.
Dick staggered with a carf of hay,
To feed the bleating sheep;
Proud thus to usher in the day,
While half the world's asleep.
(Submitted on April 14, 2024, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.)
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, April 12, 2024
2. John White Masters Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2024, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2024, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
