Hilaire Belloc bought King's Land (in Shipley, Sussex), 5 acres and a working windmill for £1000 in 1907 and it was his home for the rest of his life. Belloc loved Sussex as few other writers have loved her: he lived there for most of his 83 years, he tramped the length and breadth of the county, slept under her hedgerows, drank in her inns, sailed her coast and her rivers and wrote several incomparable books about her. "He does not die that can bequeath Some influence to the land he knows, Or dares, persistent, interwreath Love permanent with the wild hedgerows; He does not die, but still remains Substantiate with his darling plains."

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Monday, 20 July 2020

150th anniversary of the birth of Hilaire Belloc...




Monday 27th July marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Hilaire Belloc. No one has written with greater love for the county of Sussex than he and it is right and proper we should celebrate the great man’s centenary and a half! An all-weather information sign will be ‘unveiled’ at Shipley at 7pm on 27th July. All who follow social-distancing rules are welcome to attend.

Refreshments will be available in the grounds of Shipley School. Individuals may like to sing or read a poem, but there can be no group singing as this is clearly forbidden by current regulations.

If you would like to attend then please follow this link. 








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