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Veronica Chambers at The Old Vicarage, Emneth where he lived between 1953 and 1965. In 2012 a blue plaque was unveiled at "Lorne House", Box, where he lived between 1920 and 1928 when its name was "Journey's End".
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Friends", which introduced the background to the stories within the book.
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1745:Home of the Rev. W. V. Awdry's study
1696:, first broadcast on 16 October 1964
1439:. David St John Thomas. p. 89.
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1786:David Self (1 February 2008).
1482:Gates, Anita (23 March 1997).
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653:Wisbech North railway station
408:St George's School, Jerusalem
2734:Railway with a Heart of Gold
2723:Great Little Trains of Wales
2393:Thomas Land at Drayton Manor
1750:"Obituary: The Rev W. Awdry"
1670:(2nd ed.). Lion Books.
1543:"Rev's tunnel vision in Box"
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2337:Big World, Big Adventures!
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1176:Chris Cook and W V Awdry,
1169:P J Long & W V Awdry,
1016:Duck and the Diesel Engine
618:Wisbech and Upwell Tramway
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780:Wilbert the Forest Engine
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1230:Weekly Dispatch (London)
1164:Our Child Begins to Pray
1113:Thomas's Christmas Party
1009:The Eight Famous Engines
953:Tank Engine Thomas Again
607:Wisbech railway stations
477:Awdry in May 1988, with
380:Marlborough House School
1463:. literarynorfolk.co.uk
857:National Railway Museum
816:feature-length special
737:and published in 1995.
716:Awdry was appointed an
400:St Peter's Hall, Oxford
127:St Peter's Hall, Oxford
2921:Rail transport writers
2911:People from Rodborough
1969:List of characters in
1776:21 August 2008 at the
1615:Thomas the Tank Engine
1611:Rev. W. Awdry (1946).
1153:, Kaye and Ward, 1986.
1141:(1961) illustrated by
1139:Belinda Beats the Band
1132:(1958) illustrated by
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988:Edward the Blue Engine
967:Henry the Green Engine
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2779:Children's literature
2692:James Swinton Spooner
2285:Blue Mountain Mystery
1180:, Pelham Books, 1979.
1079:Small Railway Engines
1023:The Little Old Engine
981:Gordon the Big Engine
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360:Great Western Railway
328:Sir John Wither Awdry
214:Ecclesiastical career
144:Children's literature
132:Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
2415:Shining Time Station
2330:Journey Beyond Sodor
2306:The Adventure Begins
2249:Calling All Engines!
2071:Thomas & Friends
1891:Thomas & Friends
1832:Thomas & Friends
1701:Awdry Family website
1568:"Wilbert Vere Awdry"
1437:The Talyllyn Railway
1342:on 17 December 2018.
1217:accessed 17 Aug 2010
1100:Duke the Lost Engine
1086:Enterprising Engines
974:Toby the Tram Engine
946:James the Red Engine
814:Thomas & Friends
622:Toby the Tram Engine
548:, pushing wagons of
499:. After Awdry wrote
2388:Day Out with Thomas
2292:King of the Railway
2270:Misty Island Rescue
2255:The Great Discovery
1921:The Island of Sodor
1694:Desert Island Discs
1435:Potter, D. (1990).
1166:(Edmund Ward, 1951)
1037:Branch Line Engines
995:Four Little Engines
960:Troublesome Engines
771:Dean Forest Railway
554:Nene Valley Railway
2896:Anglican pacifists
2866:The Railway Series
2846:People from Romsey
2697:Patrick Whitehouse
2646:Bryn Eglwys quarry
2537:Stations and halts
2278:Day of the Diesels
2234:Films and specials
1971:The Railway Series
1963:The Railway Series
1941:The Railway Series
1903:People and animals
1884:The Railway Series
1877:The Fat Controller
1826:The Railway Series
1522:on 10 January 2019
1489:The New York Times
1044:Gallant Old Engine
924:The Railway Series
897:Thomas and Friends
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680:Belinda the Beetle
676:The Railway Series
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266:Wilbert Vere Awdry
162:The Railway Series
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1998:Christopher Awdry
1961:List of books in
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1592:. 8 December 2020
1290:. Huffington Post
1276:, pp. 56â57.
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1072:Main Line Engines
886:Your Loving Daddy
874:Dear Christopher,
753:, Gloucestershire
684:Volkswagen Beetle
667:'s 1968 non-stop
495:during a bout of
412:Church of England
392:Dauntsey's School
290:children's author
282:Anglican minister
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