Betjeman’s debt to Highgate
Wednesday 19th February 2025
7.00 for 7.30 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom
Entry £7.50 including a glass of wine (£3.00 on Zoom)
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How a poet conservationist was born?
John Betjeman, Poet Laureate from 1972 to 1984, lived his early life in Highgate, having been baptised in St Anne’s Church and attending Byron House and Highgate Schools.
Steve Jackson, Chairman of the Betjeman Society, says “There were many influences on John Betjeman’s early development but Highgate was important to him and the environment of Highgate around him and I would like to explore this”