Fishing Boats at Rye have always been a great attraction to visitors and of special interest to Rye’s fishing fraternity. Here are just a few pictures from our Files Continue reading Fishing Boats
Category: Marine
Northfleet Disaster
History in a Church Yard near you.
By Eric Streeton.
287 Lost in Shipping Disaster at Dungeness Approximately 15 years ago I was given an old Guide Book for Rye and Winchelsea which was printed at the start of the last century. Continue reading Northfleet Disaster
The Anchor is Safe
The Heritage Centre Anchor is quite safe
Rye Town Clerk, Richard Farhall tells us
“The timber needed to be replaced but the Environment Agency A has a policy of not using hardwood so there was a delay while a reclaimed source could be found. Then the EA’s carpenter was off. He is back now but there are certain activities he can no longer easily do – and so volunteers are helping. A soon as I have a return date I will let everyone know”.
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Faces from 2006
2006 was an interesting year in Rye – We have pulled together some of the photographs of that time eleven years ago. There are many faces you will recognise if you were around at the time.
We Built at Lighthouse
When the first nuclear power station was built at Dungeness over forty years ago it was suddenly realized that it would obstruct the lights from the old lighthouse to ships approaching from the West. It was decided that another one would have to be built quickly to the East of the old one and further out at a point nearer the sea. The old lighthouse was a manned lighthouse, they decided they would build a new fully automatic one, a prototype of the lamphouse kind. Continue reading We Built at Lighthouse
Salvaging the Costa Concordia
Salvaging the Costa Concordia
The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized and sank after striking an underwater obstruction off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, on 13 January 2012, with the loss of 32 lives. The ship, carrying 4,252 people, double the number carried by Continue reading Salvaging the Costa Concordia
Smeaton Again
SMEATON’S HARBOUR
by Peter Etherden
The Tale of Smeaton’s Harbour is an everyday story of country gentry and their shenanigans. It is set in the town of Rye between May 1724 and October 1787…and it is a true story. The chronicler of these events is John Meryon, writing in Continue reading Smeaton Again
Maggie’ Musings
By Maggie George.
I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE
I consider myself to be extremely fortunate living by the seaside. In my leisure time, once the holiday season is over and the crowds are gone, I enjoy nothing better than a stroll around the harbour watching the tide ebb and flow, the gulls swooping and diving over the water following the fishing boats for food rather than dive-bombing unsuspecting tourists carrying their wrappers of fish and chips or dishes of seafood. Continue reading Maggie’ Musings
James Bond or Del Trotter
The record crowd of several thousand spectators were delighted by one of the rafts entered in this year’s Annual Rye Raft Race organised by Rye and District Lions Club. Unbelievably, the raft crewed by Woody Plant Hire, was an actual Reliant Robin car. Continue reading James Bond or Del Trotter
Maritime Festival 2013
Crowds Flock to The Strand
The town was heaving with activity on Sunday 11 August as thousands flocked to the town, including many from Hastings, New Romney and Hythe, to see the best ever Rye Maritime Festival. Continue reading Maritime Festival 2013