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The Writer's Home: Show and tell – Kipling's desk and study

Bateman's, Bateman's Lane, near Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN19 7DS
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a writing desk with circular spectacles and items of stationery.

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Watch the Bateman's conservation team handle and clean the objects on Rudyard Kipling's desk in the Study as they share the fascinating history behind each object. See and hear more about a selection of books in Kipling's study with the Bateman's collections team.
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National Trust/John MillerBateman's, RotherThis 17th century Sussex Ironmaster's house, built in a Wealden valley, was the home of writer Rudyard Kipling from 1902 to 1936.

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