A national blue plaque has been unveiled at the former home of Thomas The Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry. The unveiling, at 30 Rodborough Avenue in Stroud, Gloucestershire, marked 80 years ...

Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the ...

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Anyone with a cursory knowledge of the Rev. W. Awdry’s Thomas the Tank Engine children’s books (and the film and television projects they inspired) knows that they’re not actually just for children.

Contains gate-folded pages with pop-up illustrations on one side and stories printed on the other. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball ...

Historic England is to unveil a national blue plaque at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry. The unveiling, at 30 Rodborough Avenue in Stroud, Gloucestershire, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited (Reach Publishing Services Limited) A blue plaque honouring the author who created ...