Village in Brighton, England
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Rottingdean is a village in Brighton on the south coast of England. Although on the coast this was a farming village rather than a fishing one. But it was not disconnected from the sea as it used to be known as the smugglers' village. It was the home of the writer, Rudyard Kipling, and of his uncle, the painter Edward Burne-Jones.
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A restored black, wooden windmill that dates back to 1802.
With the "pig face" stone on the wall of Rudyard Kipling's old house. The local tradition is to place a finger on the nose and twirl around three times making a wish.
These were the homes in Rottingdean of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, one of the Pre-Raphaelites, and famous for his paintings and stained glass work.
Much visited church, mainly to view the stained glass windows by Burne-Jones, who is buried in the graveyard. The church is constructed in flint. An almost exact replica was built at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
just north of the church. Neither consist of original Tudor buildings although they were based on houses and barns from that period. Tudor Close, in particular, looks a bit like something from a Disney cartoon. The houses are private but you can have a quick peer through the gate leading to the seven houses, now converted to apartments.
(This is the large hospital-like building you see on the coast just before Rottingdean). St Dunstan's provided support and accommodation to blinded British servicemen. Resident Henry Allingham was briefly considered to be the oldest man in the world until his death in 2009.
Queen Vic
Old English Inns
Buses along the coast from Brighton run every 5 to 10 minutes. The walk from Brighton Palace pier will take about 1½ hours, either along the undercliff or along the cliff top.
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