Down Rye Way Jim Foster

Down Rye Way - Jim Foster

Cyclist & Printer

One of Rye’s best known personalities and a man whose ideas have influenced the town’s ways of life is Mr. Jim Foster of Udimore Road. Continue reading Down Rye Way Jim Foster

The Rye & Camber Tram

By Kenneth M Clark – (Rya)

The South Eastern Railway’s single line branch to Rye Harbour, which had been opened in 1854 was only utilised for goods traffic and, consequently, there existed no means of transport between Rye and Rye Harbour for fishermen and such other persons as made their living at the Harbour. It was only during 1894—the year in which the Rye Golf Club was founded—that a group of prominent local citizens decided to build a light railway which would not only link Rye with the Golf Club but enable fishermen to travel to the Harbour—crossing the Rother by means of a ferry. Continue reading The Rye & Camber Tram