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    Bateman's photo gallery

    The exterior of Bateman's in East Sussex. It is the former home of writer Rudyard Kipling, with bright sunlight on the stones.

    ©NTPL / Stephen Robson

    The exterior of Bateman's in East Sussex, former home of the writer & Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling, with bright sunlight on the stones.

    The west front of Bateman's in East Sussex.

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    The west front of Bateman's. Bateman's was built around 1634 using local sandstone, quarried from a site across the lane. The tiles are all baked from Wealden clay and the internal structures and interior woodwork is made from local Sussex oak.

    Bateman's gardens with the house in the background, East Sussex.

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    Bateman's gardens with the house in the background, East Sussex.

    A view of Bateman's through flowers, East Sussex.

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    A view of Bateman's through flowers, East Sussex.

    Visitors sitting by the pond at Bateman's in East Sussex.

    ©NTPL / Martin O'Neill

    Visitors sitting by Bateman's pond, East Sussex.

    A family exploring the grounds of Bateman's, East Sussex.

    ©NTPL / Martin O'Neil

    A family exploring the grounds at Bateman's, East Sussex.

    The pear arch at Bateman's with cobbled path and clematis amongst mixed plant border.

    ©NTPL / Stephen Robson

    The pear arch at Bateman's with cobbled path and clematis amongst mixed plant border.

    A view across the Hall with c17th panelling at Bateman's, East Sussex.

    ©NTPL / Geoffrey Frosh

    A view across the Hall with 17th-century panelling at Bateman's, East Sussex.

    The study room at Bateman's showing a close-up of the c17th French walnut draw-leaf table at which Kipling wrote.

    ©NTPL / Geoffrey Frosh

    The study at Bateman's showing a close-up of the c17th French walnut draw-leaf table at which Kipling wrote.

    View towards the window in the Parlour room at Bateman's, East Sussex.

    ©NTPL / Geoffrey Frosh

    View towards the window in the Parlour room at Bateman's, East Sussex.

    Millstone at Bateman's in East Sussex.

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    Millstone at Bateman's, East Sussex.

    View of the west front of the Mill looking across the water at Bateman's in East Sussex.

    ©NTPL / Rupert Truman

    View of the west front of the Mill looking across the water at Bateman's in East Sussex.

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