Rudyard Kipling’s Birthday – December 30th

Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay on December 30th 1865 – which is an excuse for me to post this postcard I came across recently of his former house at Rottingdean in Sussex. Kipling’s Rottingdean home is not as well known as his later residence at Batemans in Burwash, East Sussex which is now a well maintained National Trust property and a good day out. Kipling lived in Rottingdean earlier, between 1897 and 1902. It still exists, you can go and see it – more details here.