Blue plaque honours Endon poet and soldier

An Endon poet who founded the Imagists movement has been honoured with a blue plaque at the house where he lived.

Thomas Ernest Hulme was born in Gratton but later moved to Endon Bank in Church Lane, Endon with his family. The plaque, sponsored by Moorlands Partnership Board, commemorates both his contribution to literature and his service to his country during the First World War.

It was unveiled by the Deputy Lieutenant, Mrs Judy Scott Moncrieff, and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Chairman, Councillor Adam Parkes.

Councillor Christina Jebb, Chair of the Moorlands Partnership Board, said: "TE Hulme was one of the leading lights of the Imagist movement in the early 1900s which marked a significant shift from the ornate styles of Victorian poetry and romanticism.

"It's great to be able to formally recognise his significant contribution to literature, and also his service in the British Army during the First World War, with this plaque."  

Hulme was educated at Newcastle High School for boys where he won many prizes for mathematics and science.

The Imagist movement is credited with modernising poetry and influenced poets including TS Eliot who described Hulme's short poems as some of the finest in the English language.

He joined the Army at the outbreak of the first world war and was killed in 1917 aged 34 having re-enlisted after being discharged due to an injury.

Published on 25 September 2025