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Hillier's major work, however, is the authorised biography of Sir [[John Betjeman]]. It took him 28 years to research and write, and was published by [[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]] in three volumes (1988, 2002 and 2004). A one-volume abridgement was published in 2006 for Betjeman's centenary. |
Hillier's major work, however, is the authorised biography of Sir [[John Betjeman]]. It took him 28 years to research and write, and was published by [[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]] in three volumes (1988, 2002 and 2004). A one-volume abridgement was published in 2006 for Betjeman's centenary. |
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He was elected a [[Royal Society of Literature|Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature]] in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Hillier, Bevis |url=https://rsliterature.org/fellows/bevis-hillier/,%20https://rsliterature.org/fellows/bevis-hillier/ |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=Royal Society of Literature |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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From the age of 60, Hillier has resided at the [[almshouse]] of the [[Hospital of St Cross]] in [[Winchester]], [[Hampshire]], having an appreciation for the architecture reminiscent of his time at Oxford.<ref>Country Life, vol. CCXVIII, no. 10, 9 March 2022, p. 74</ref> |
From the age of 60, Hillier has resided at the [[almshouse]] of the [[Hospital of St Cross]] in [[Winchester]], [[Hampshire]], having an appreciation for the architecture reminiscent of his time at Oxford.<ref>Country Life, vol. CCXVIII, no. 10, 9 March 2022, p. 74</ref> |
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