GC45P84 Meet Sir John Betjeman (Event Cache) in London, United Kingdom created by Sowerby

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Hidden : Monday, April 1, 2013

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Geocache Description:

I’m in London on Monday 1 April 2013 and would welcome the opportunity to meet other cachers by the statue of Sir John Betjeman in St Pancras station between 7.00 pm (19:00 hours) and 7.15 pm (19:15 hours).

Anyone interested can then adjourn for a beer named after Betjeman in a nearby hostelry named after Betjeman (food and other drinks are also available).

Sir John Betjeman (28 August 1906 - 19 May 1984) was a poet and broadcaster. He fought to save the famous façade of St Pancras railway station – calling the plan to demolish St Pancras a "criminal folly".

A statue of Betjeman - “hand clutched to his hat, coat-tails caught by a gust of wind” - stands alongside the Eurostar platforms at St Pancras, with slate roundels depicting selections of his writings.