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Dear All, I have passed on to the following suggestions to Leathermarketjmb. *Dummerston *or *Brattleboro *(in Vermont) because these names correspond to the village name *Burwash*, rather than the name of the state *Vermont.*[thanks to Brian Kappler]. *Pyecroft* as a character name to add to* Mulvaney* [suggested by John Radcliffe]. I will add a link to Alastair Wilson's splendidly thorough notes on how the evidently Cockney Pyecroft arrived in Devonport! I understand that tenants will be invited to vote on our contributions. Many thanks, John On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Brian Kappler <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > May I suggest a modification to one of John Walker's excellent proposals? > Rather than "Vermont", perhaps Dummerston or Brattleboro. These are > municipal names, whereas the state name "Vermont" corresponds (roughly) to > "Sussex" rather than to "Burwash". > > Brian Kappler > Montreal > > > On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 4:30 AM, John Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> As always with forwarded correspondence, read from the last item up! >> >> As life is full of the move of the Library at present, I would be >> grateful if suggestions could go directly to Mr Dalrymple: >> >> [log in to unmask] >> >> All good wishes, >> >> John >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: John Walker <[log in to unmask]> >> Date: Thu, May 15, 2014 at 9:26 AM >> Subject: Re: Kipling Estate, Weston Street, London, SE1 >> To: Len Dalrymple <[log in to unmask]> >> >> >> Dear Len (if I may), >> >> Of the many emails I receive daily, this has been the most 'fun' for an >> age. >> >> I have submitted some basic ideas immediately, because I am aware that >> you will have time constraints. Then, I hope that you will be happy for me >> to pass on your request to friends and colleagues in the Society, who will >> find the question diverting, to say the least. >> >> Now, to my own suggestions: >> >> It may be that there are reasons to avoid ethnically weighted names, but >> if you have *Simla* then *Lahore *and *Allahabad* would have equal >> weight with regard to his time in India. He worked in *Lahore* as a >> journalist, and then moved on to *Allahabad*. See 1881 and 1887 in this >> link: >> >> http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/kip_chron.htm >> >> To parallel the *Burwash* name, you might choose *Vermont, *where the >> newly married Kipling lived for four years, and where his two daughters >> were born. Although his time there ended in unhappiness, those early days >> in Bliss Cottage and his new house Naulakha would give the name a very >> positive cachet. Incidentally, the house Naulakha still exists, and since >> the name refers to nine hundred thousand rupees, or a great jewel , it >> might, in itself, be suitable... >> >> >> http://miladysboudoir.wordpress.com/2012/09/28/naulakha-a-tour-of-rudyard-kiplings-new-england-home/ >> >> Equally, seeking a British location, the village of *Rottingdean* was >> dear to him, and maintains its links to his brief stay there. Perhaps the >> possibility of unpleasant changes to the name, when in use, make it >> difficult as a choice. >> >> A name with a patrician background to parallel *Dunsterville* would be >> the other friend from the Stalky stories, This was G.C. *Beresford* of >> the Irish landed family. I know that there is already a Beresford House >> between Clapham and Brixton, which might complicate the choice - but most >> Kipling cognoscenti would look for the name alongside *Dunsterville*. >> >> The last natural grouping, that of Kipling characters, is the one which >> our members will find most interesting, I would guess. *Heldar* is a >> strange choice in some ways, and it is much easier to point to the other >> two 'Soldiers Three' who were involved with *Mulvaney* in the early >> stories. These were *Learoyd* and *Ortheris*. Of the two, the obvious >> choice for me would be the Cockney *Ortheris. *Indeed, if there were a >> single name to choose, this would be my offering. >> >> http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_musketeers1.htm >> >> Now, I would suspect that you may be inundated with suggestions, and I >> apologise for this, but I would hate to think that an obvious and useful >> name had been missed. >> >> With all good wishes, >> >> John >> >> John Walker >> Honorary Librarian >> The Kipling Society >> >> >> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Len Dalrymple < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Mr Walker, >>> >>> I work for a tenant managed housing organisation called Leathermarket >>> JMB. We manage the Kipling Estate, which is not far from London Bridge. We >>> will be accepting handover of a block of 27 new build properties next >>> year, which will be incorporated into the estate. >>> >>> We are looking for a name for the new block and wondered if you or your >>> colleagues could suggest any names which would complement the names of >>> blocks on the estate. 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