Thursday, June 13, 2013

Bateman's

Deep in the Sussex Weald lies Bateman's, a 1634 Jacobean house whose chief claim to fame was its ownership by Rudyard Kipling from 1902 to 1936, when he died. The house stayed in the family for some more years. Kipling and his wife made many improvements to the house and grounds, of course, but its chief interest lies simply in its association with him.
Bateman's; beautiful sandstone














Looking from the pond--which Kipling created using some of
his Nobel Prize money--to the side of the house















Obligatory wisteria














Drawing room














Lots of India stuff, as one might expect


















Thus (done by K's father)


















And thus


















Painting of Kipling in the stairway to the 2nd
floor



















His study; the desk left pretty much as he outfitted it; crumpled
drafts in bin















Vicki and one of the docents in the study














More India


















1907 Nobel Prize for Literature

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1 comment:

  1. TawanaJune 13, 2013 at 10:30 PM

    The house is so interesting. How did this librarian not know that Kipling won a Nobel? I looked up some info after I read your post. He was (and still is) the youngest recipient and was the first English language recipient. I learn all sorts of things from your blog!

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