17th Century Facade Photo

Photographer’s Note

A view of part of the 17th century façade at Bateman's.

Bateman's is a 17th-century house located in Burwash, East Sussex, England. The British author Rudyard Kipling lived in Bateman's from 1902 to his death in 1936. His wife left the house to the National Trust on her death in 1939, and it has since been opened to the public.

Bateman's is a modest Jacobean sandstone house built in 1634 for a local ironmaster, John Brittan. Six brick columns form a massive central chimney stack above the gabled façades.

When Kipling first went to Bateman's on a house-hunting expedition in 1900 he fell in love with it at first sight. He purchased it in 1902, and made it his home, even paying for a new road to be built to the nearest main road. Kipling wrote some of his finest works here including: "If—", "The Glory of the Garden", and Puck of Pook's Hill, named after the hill visible from the house. The house's setting and the wider local area features in many of his stories in Puck of Pook's Hill (1906).

Today the rooms are left as they were when the Kipling family lived there. Kipling and his wife created interiors that complemented the 17th-century house. The heart of the house is the book-lined study, at the top of the stairs, where Kipling worked. He sat at a 17th-century walnut refectory table under the window and his writing tools, paperweight, and pipe are still there.

Bateman's also reflects Kipling's strong links with the Indian subcontinent. There are oriental rugs in many rooms and the parlour displays Kipling's collection of Indian works of art and artefacts. Exhibition rooms contain manuscripts, letters, and mementoes of Kipling's life and work.

The above information is courtesy of Wikipedea. A longer article about the house and its association with Kipling can be viewed on the National Trust site here.

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Budapestman (42566) 2009-03-27 1:36

Hi Stephen,
A superb architectural shot once more with attractive vertical composition and fine details. Splendid shot with informative note,
Have a nice day!
George

Gerrit (36095) 2009-03-27 1:40

Hi Stephen,
beautiful house. The chimneys are fantastic,
regards, gerrit

jlbrthnn (38611) 2009-03-27 2:10

Bonjour Stephen,
Comme sur la précédente photo, les couleurs sont belles et attractives. la maison est séduisante, le toit aux multiples cheminée est un élément accrocheur. Une belle image d'un lieu captivant. Bravo.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

dip (12730) 2009-03-27 2:25

Hi Stephen
beautiful architectural details of the old building,
well seen and composed,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

Muse (31047) 2009-03-27 3:05

Hello Stephen,
Un commentaire intéressant illustré par une jolie compo de cette belle architecture conservée en bon état.
Le gazon vert de l'avant plan apporte une belle touche de couleur.
Best regards
Denise

John_F_Kennedy (31865) 2009-03-27 4:51

A really nice view of this beautiful green with the castle. Very nice lighting. I like these chimneys, very intersting. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

ChrisJ (70373) 2009-03-27 4:54

Bonjour Stephen

I like the repetition of the 6 chimneys at right, & the lone, shorter one, at left. Just noticed an 8th further right! Good saturation with excellent sharpness, graphism & framing. Tfs! Bon weekend!

npecanhuk (14426) 2009-03-27 5:01

Hi Stephen!
In Europe, I go crazy for those buildings, for this sort of architecture... and they're all over... all kinds, classical, traditional...
Your picture is very good, with excellent sharpness, correct exposure, beautiful colors! The composition is simple but truly effective! I sort of think it's a bit tilted to the right, but that's a minor flaw, nothing that bothers the overall result and my positive opinion about it!
TFS - Congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

anto95 (1820) 2009-03-27 6:21

Hi Stephen,
The environment out and the composition is well thought.
Antonello

saxo042 (16096) 2009-03-27 7:50

Hi Stephen,
The path up to the castle gives a good depth up to this impressive building with all these very special chimneys. Very green grass! And very good note!
Kind regards
Gunnar

amaryllis (17643) 2009-03-27 10:25

Bonjour Stephen
quelle superbe façade tu nous montres de cette maison de caractère avec une belle luminosité ; la pierre est magnifique et le jardin est bien vert
bon week end
juliette

maltese (21537) 2009-03-27 10:38

Hello Stephen
Elle est vraiment superbe cette façade et tu as su bien rendre les textures et les couleurs de ces pierres. je ne parlerais pas de la pelouse qui me rend jaloux à chaque fois!!
Du très bon travail
Amicalement
Hervé

Fis2 (46185) 2009-03-27 12:09

Witaj Stephen!
Wonderful building!
Very interesting architecture.
Good frame and colors.
17th century make impression.
Well done.
Have a nice weekend.
Krzysztof

chinchini (27725) 2009-03-27 12:25

Salut Stephen,
Quel fort contraste entre pelouse et bâtiment ! Le soleil n'éclairait pas au bon endroit à ce moment là.
Mais l'image est nette, la structure de l'édifice bien visible.
Les sorties de cheminées ont aussi une architecture intéressante.
Ciao mon Ami et excellent weekend !
Pierre

Silvio1953 (42495) 2009-03-27 13:22

Ciao Stephen, great view of wonderful architecture, splendid light and colors, very well done my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

diomed (4443) 2009-03-27 13:23

Hi Stephen,
very nice composition and amazing architecture this facade in tipical english style. Very interesting vertical lines, impressive green colour.
Compliments!
Nice WE
Antonio

jpinkham (848) 2009-03-27 19:38

Nicely lit and well-presented, this, Stephen. I like the rich texture of the stone, the aggregation of those half dozen chimneys, and the path inviting us to walk right up.

TFS,
Jim

P.S. -- What kind of material is the roof?