Search results
Flora Thompson. / 50.348601; -3.596723. Flora Jane Thompson ( née Timms; 5 December 1876 – 21 May 1947) was an English novelist and poet best known for her semi-autobiographical trilogy about the English countryside, Lark Rise to Candleford. [1]
Flora and her son Basil taken in 1911 at their house 'Grayshott' in Bournemouth. Photograph of Flora taken presumably during or soon after the First World War, since Flora is wearing Edwin's regimental badge as a brooch (see enlargement below). Edwin joined the 2nd Eastern Ontario Regiment on 5th May 1915 and was killed on 26th April 1916.
Jun 27, 2019 · 1/16. This gallery features photos of Chief Tommy Thompson (c.1855-1959), his son Henry Thompson, and his wife, Flora (1898-1978). Tommy Thompson was the Wyam chief presiding over Celilo Village at the time of the construction of the Dalles Dam.
By genre: Drama > Classic & Period. Watch live. 17:30. Final Score. Home. Schedule. TV Guide. Find out more about the life of Flora Thompson, author of Lark Rise to Candleford.
Alice Levett (née Small), Flora's 'Mrs Parkhurst'. [photo from the Levett family] Plaque on 2 Edgehill Road, Winton, Bournemouth just after being unveiled on 9th April 2008 by Olivia Hallinan ('Laura' in the BBC production of Lark Rise to Candleford ). Liphook Post Office as it was when John Thompson was postmaster 1916-1928 – it is now a Bank.
public role intensified. In 1956, the Oregonian published a photograph of Flora Thompson and Mabel McKay, the wife of Oregon Governor Douglas McKay, headlined “Leading Ladies Meet.” Thompson also appeared in two popular children’s books written by Martha McKeown, who along with her husband Archie were family friends.
Flora Thompson. Flora Thompson (nee Timms) was the inspiration for Laura Timmins in the series Lark Rise to Candleford. Flora used her own life experiences as inspiration in writing the book Lark ...
