When was Adlestrop published?
1917
The nearest station is now at Kingham, about 3 miles (5 km) south of the Adlestrop. Adlestrop was immortalised by Edward Thomas’s poem “Adlestrop”, which was first published in 1917. The poem describes an uneventful journey that Thomas took on 24 June 1914 on the Oxford to Worcester express.
What type of poem is Adlestrop?
Adlestrop is a reflective, peaceful poem. It is almost certainly autobiographical in nature. It is written in free verse and presented in four stanzas each containing four lines. There is a consistent rhyming pattern where the 2nd and fourth line of each stanza ends in a rhyme.
What kind of poem is Adlestrop?
When did the train stop at Adlestrop station?
On 23rd June 1914 The express train from Padington stopped briefly at Adlestrop Railway Station. It was about 11:50 and the poet Edward Thomas observed the scene around him and made a few notes. One of Britain’s favourite poems was born. 100 years later the Village of Adlestrop celebrates the aniversary.
Why did Thomas stop at Adlestrop in 1914?
The train boarded by Thomas stopped unwontedly at Adlestrop but these were perhaps the golden years for railways in Britain.
When did Edward Thomas write the poem Adlestrop?
“Adlestrop” is a poem by Edward Thomas. It is based on a railway journey Thomas took on 24 June 1914, during which his train briefly stopped at the now-closed station in the Gloucestershire village of Adlestrop. The poem was written, not during or immediately after the 1914 journey, but at Thomas’s leisure.
When was the line from Handborough to Adlestrop dualled?
The line through Adlestrop was dualled on 2 August 1858, after the sections between Wolvercot – Handborough and Handborough to Charlbury were respectively doubled on 18 November 1853 and 1 August 1854. The station had a broad gauge passing loop, but the only broad gauge train to use it was the inspection special, two days before opening.