Reproduced from “Gentle Breezes” Kent and Sussex were hot beds of smuggling for centuries, and to judge by reports, still are. Originally, wool was smuggled out to France, rather than other goods coming in. The reason was that we produced high quality wool, but had not the … Continue reading Smuggling
Category: Smuggling
The Smuggling section gathers Rye’s Own reporting, features and recollections on this part of local life. The section provides a home for relevant articles while keeping the wider archive easier to explore. The result is a varied record of the district, told by writers who noticed both the headline events and the revealing details around them.