Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Blue Plaque Spotting No 1: H.G. Wells

Whilst doing a 'bit of gardening' in Midhurst, I took the opportunity to visit the building (now a tea and nic-nac shop) where that lovable old eugenicist and tip top writer H.G. Wells lodged...I also wandered over to nearby Iping where The Invisible Man has it's beginning. Sadly it bears little resemblance to the Iping described in the book, probably never did...
For some reason, misunderstanding no doubt, I also associate Midhurst with John Wyndam's Midwich Cuckoos though Wyndam lived closer to Petersfield than Midhurst (I think..)

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