Tom Lovatt Williams - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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May 28, 1897 Died on 22 Sep 1986 (aged 89)

British writer

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About Tom Lovatt Williams

  • Tom Lovatt-Williams, often known as T.
  • Lovatt Williams, (28 May 1897 – 22 September 1986) was an English poet and writer about railways and nature topics. His best-known poem, "Oxford", was broadcast several times on the BBC programme "Poetry Please", and is included in the published anthology of favourite poems from that programme.
  • His novel "The Gentle Years" was read on the BBC's Book at Bedtime by Richard Harris.
  • What was not publicised at the time was that it was based on his childhood experiences at Ellesmere, near Oswestry, where he was born.
  • He was a regular contributor of nature notes and poetry to many magazines including The Lady, The AutoCar, and The Countryman. His career was on the railways and having gained an engineering apprenticeship at Crewe, he became Works Manager at various places on the LNWR system, and later the LMS.
  • He was Manager at Wolverton Carriage and Wagon Works before he retired at an early age when nationalisation of the railways took place. He then concentrated full-time on healing as a Christian Science Practitioner. He was a prolific painter in oils. He was also a talented pianist with many compositions to his name, especially for children.
  • He was playing the organ at church services at the age of 13.
  • His improvisations on both piano and organ were inspiring.

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