Death and Commemoration
Drinkwater died in London in 1937. He is buried at Piddington, Oxfordshire, where he had spent summer holidays as a child.
A tower block on a 1960s council estate in Leytonstone is named after Drinkwater, as is a small development of modern houses in Piddington.
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Famous quotes containing the words death and and/or death:
“In every unbeliever’s heart there is an uneasy feeling that, after all, he may awake after death and find himself immortal. This is his punishment for his unbelief. This is the agnostic’s Hell.”
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“I just look at death as not a threat. It’s inevitable, and I have an assurance of eternal life.”
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