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John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman, CBE was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack". He was born.

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1 John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman, CBE was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack". He was born to a middle-class family in Edwardian Hampstead. Although he claimed he failed his degree at Oxford University, more..

2 “ #Chastity

3 “ #Opportunity

4 “ John Betjeman: People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors. #Home

5 “ #Friends and Friendship

6 “ #Law and Lawyers

7 “ #Sex

8 “ #Architecture

9 “ #Photography

10 “ John Betjeman: I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score. #The future

11 “ #Mistakes

12 “ #Authority

13 “ #Tennis

14 “ #Time and Time Management

15 “ John Betjeman: Keep our Empire undismembered guide our Forces by Thy Hand, gallant blacks from far Jamaica, Honduras and Togoland; protect them Lord in all their fights, and even more, protect the whites. #Empire

16 “ #Churches

17 “ #Politics

18 “ #Genius

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