
No WC but a spade by the door. His reading chair. No electricity just candle light. Bed with original sleeping bag A carpet brought back for his mother Sarah but given to a friend who past it on to the trustees of the cottage Books and music.
The upstairs lounge Classical music another of his passions played on this gramaphone. He mostly liked to hand write his books but this was his. He loved to do brass rubbings and these were done by him Painting of Lawrence by Gilbert Spencer Painting by Henry Scot Tuke A close up of one of the brass rubbings. A third room for clothes and a larder. Visitors could sleep here.








For everything there is a season, A time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
That simple life is what I want😊. I suppose it’s what I have – I just need to do something to make me famous now😂😂. Interesting facts.
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I didn’t say how much he hated being famous. He changed his name twice. A journalist after the war decided people needed a hero so wrote up about his escapades which were considerable with the Arabs. This lead to the press hounding him. That is why he bought Cloud Cottage. Interesting! He was one of 4 other sons born illigetimately to Sarah the Governess to 3 daughters. There is so much more to this story. Thanks for reading.
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