Francis William Bourdillon blue plaque

Runcorn, Halton, England, United Kingdom

Francis William Bourdillon (1852-1921) Bourdillon was born at Trinity Parsonage on Halton Road. He was the eldest son of Rev. Francis Bourdillon, who from 1851 to 1854 was Perpetual Curate at Holy Trinity Church. The family moved to Woolbeding in West Sussex in 1855, when his father was appointed Re

ctor at All Hallows Church. Although he wrote hundreds of poems, he is best remembered for his celebrated short poem called 'The Night Has A Thousand Eyes'. 'The night has a thousand eyes, And the day

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