400 Sail from the Rastrum Wharf at Rye Harbour About 400 passengers, mostly from the Rye area, sailed from Rye Wharf at Rye Harbour on Wednesday 12 July on the Merchant Vessel Balmoral, bound for the Tower Pier.
Tag: Bristol Channel
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with Bristol Channel, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. Among the pieces gathered here are “Balmoral Sails from Rye to Tower Bridge” and “Balmoral Leaves”, each adding its own detail to the story.
Balmoral Leaves
A new venture from the Wharf at Rye Harbour proved to be an outstanding success. The Historic Passenger Ship Balmoral, loaded with hundreds of passengers from Rye and district, sailed on the morning tide of Thursday 8 June.