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Remembering Brian Patten - Liverpool poet and onetime Sharpham Boat House resident

3rd October, 2025

Sybille Pouzet, Sharpham House cook Sybille Pouzet, Sharpham House cook

Former Sharpham Estate resident, Liverpool poet, children's author and inspiring literary figure Brian Patten has died.

Claire Ash Wheeler - who grew up on the Estate and whose parents established The Sharpham Trust - remembers Brian in The Boat House, paying tribute below to a fiercely creative person whose work inspired thousands.

Brian created a limited edition book with illustrator Sarah Gillespie, signed copies of which are available in Sharpham House. Email us here if you're interested

 

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