Grantchester in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Rupert Brooke
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 26, 2024
1. Rupert Brooke Marker
Poet & Soldier 1887-1915
Lived and wrote at The Orchard 1909-1911 and at The Old Vicarage 1911-1912
Erected by British Plaque Trust.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is April 23, 1915.
Location. 52° 10.62′ N, 0° 5.744′ E. Marker is in Grantchester, England, in Cambridgeshire. It is on Mill Way near Mill Way, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 45 Mill Way, Grantchester, England CB3, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in England’s East Anglia. Globally, it is on 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 5 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stephen Perse (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); Cambridge Station Turntable Pivot Cone (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); Great St. Marys Datum (approx. 3.5 kilometers away); Mill Road Cemetery (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); Great Shelford
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Also see . . . Rupert Brooke (Wikipedia).
Overview: Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 23 April 1915) was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good looks, which were said to have prompted the Irish poet W. B. Yeats to describe him as "the handsomest young man in England". He died of septicaemia following a mosquito bite whilst aboard a French hospital ship moored off the island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea.(Submitted on July 30, 2024.)
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 26, 2024
2. Rupert Brooke Marker
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 26, 2024
3. Rupert Brooke Statue, down the street from the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
