By Arthur Woodgate Writing about outside of Rye’s defence wall, it came to me that some of the property inside was not as antique as we might think. Yes there are footings all over where we can see buildings.
Author: Arthur Woodgate
Arthur Woodgate was a Rye historian who contributed articles about Rye Harbour, its fishing community, local families and memories to Rye's Own.
Between the Zeppelin and the Doodle Bug
By Arthur Woodgate On 16 October 1917, I was taken to the Lion Street School and settled in a class taught by a Miss Jordon. Miss Longley was the Headmistress and with a long wooden corridor she could be heard coming with loud creaks all over our infant school.
Arthur’s Cinque Ports Street Part Two
By Arthur Woodgate From the new shops to the corner of Market Road where Jempson’s now have a restaurant. That building has housed many businesses in my life. Don’t know how long but not too many hundreds of years ago customers would have got their feet wet stepping out of there into Cinque Ports Street. … Continue reading Arthur’s Cinque Ports Street Part Two
Arthur’s Cinque Ports Street
By Arthur Woodgate The sea until 1300 would have washed the north side of Rye with a causeway across to Rye Hill. Wrecks of ships have been found in streets north of the Town wall and of boats where the town ditch was.
Arthur’s Cinque Ports Street
By Arthur Woodgate As one of the men who pulled the “Bijou” down I was urged by my own memories to put the story of the “Bijou” and other Cinque Ports Street buildings, as far as I can remember, into writing.
What’s in a Name
By Arthur Woodgate At 6.30 am. off we went along Wish Street where we met up with a friend of my mother, a Mrs Milton. We then met up with mother’s sister, Aunt Martha (I wonder why they called me Arthur!) and a crowd of Ryers. At the bottom of Leasam Hill – we all … Continue reading What’s in a Name
Arthurs Mayors
ALFRED HORNER by Arthur Woodgate Now I come to a Rye Mayor who was very much ‘one of us’. Alf Horner inherited a general shop in the middle of Kings Street, Landgate. It sold groceries, green groceries, newspapers and all sorts of odd and ends. Alf and his wife Flo ran the business for many … Continue reading Arthurs Mayors
George Marsden
By The Editor I was intrigued by Arthur Woodgate’s recollection of the 1937-40 Mayor of Rye George Marsden. The mystery surrounding where he came from and where he went in 1940 have haunted me since Arthur first told me about George Marsden’s Mayoralty so I decided I must delve deeper.
Rye Mayors 1913 – 2010
Part Two By Arthur Woodgate There is a strong belief that all Rye Mayors have been members of the council but this is not true. They must be chosen by Rye Council from Rye ratepayers and, of course, the chosen person must agree to take the position.
More Explosive People
Part 4 – By Arthur Woodgate I said, in part four, that I would explain why I preferred the Jarretts to the other Rye net makers at that time so here we go. When I walked down The Mint towards Strand, Mr G Jarrett used to call me in his shop and he and his … Continue reading More Explosive People