The lovely exterior of the former home of Rudyard Kipling at Burwash in East Sussex. The carved date above the entrance reads 1634, but parts of the house are even older than that.
Rudyard and his wife Caroline bought the house in 1902 after instantly falling in love with it and set about renovating it.
He wrote "we have loved it ever since our first sight of it… We entered and felt her Spirit – her Feng Shui – to be good. We went through every room and found no shadows of ancient regrets, stifled miseries, nor any menace, though her new end was three hundred years old… A real house in which to settle down."
Thanks! Interesting how Kipling refers to the house as "she" and he is right as some houses, especially older ones, certainly do take on a personality of their own. I love the row of 6 chimneys.
@allsop I love that too! I realise I often think of places with gender and personality and, of course, every boat is a she......Hubby being a sailing instructor, I have always called boats ladies.
How I agree with all Rudyard Kipling says. It’s a stunning house & jus5 the right size……a home & a welcoming one at that. I have always thought all the houses I have lived in until this one was a she.
The one we live in now is so different to the two old farmhouses we have lived in…this one is modern & sleek & therefore a he!
Made me think of the exam blooper.
Question "Tell me everything you know about Rudyard Kipling."
Answer "He makes exceedingly good cakes"
The one we live in now is so different to the two old farmhouses we have lived in…this one is modern & sleek & therefore a he!