A circular route on two wheels took us around the Barlavington, Burton, Sutton area. Heard woodpeckers drumming on two separate occasions and unintentionally flushed four Herons into flight. Saw two buzzards overhead.
Also got a phone call from Barlavington who have barns at Duncton they are keen for me to see ? already with permission for a cookery school which might be a real coup. My friend T is here tonight and is thrilled with my plans. ...
He became the landlord of the Alexander (or Thurloe) estate in London. He bought an estate at Barlavington, near Petworth in West Sussex, in 1956. He also had a house near St. Tropez. He wrote 8 books, including I Presume (1956), ...