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
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Discover Connie Lindqvist in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Among the pieces gathered here are “Town Crier October 2001”, “The Marsh Barges”, “New Connie Picture Discovered in Archives”, and “Smeaton’s Harbour”, each adding its own detail to the story. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
The Marsh Barges
Built in Rye these Shallow Draft Vessels served the towns and villages from Teterden to the north and Hythe to the East While the rivers around Rye, the Rother, Brede and Tillingham, were, sufficiently wide and deep and the ordinary trading vessels small enough to navigate them to their destination without the necessity of any … Continue reading The Marsh Barges
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 some dismay as he unearthed the story upon … Continue reading Smeaton’s Harbour
A Tribute To Connie
It has been just two years since Connie Lindqvist passed away, well before her time, she left a large gap in the art community in Rye.
New Connie Picture Discovered in Archives
Reveals Two New Bridges, ‘Through Road’ and Marina This remarkable Connie Linqvist water colour depicts a variation on the Rye Marina Plan that was put forward recently. It shows two new road bridges that keeps the A 273 main coast road running through South Undercliff.
The Return of The Wicked Magpie
The third book in the Magpie Sagas series by local children’s author Berni Fiddimore (pictured right) was launched to critical acclaim on Saturday 6th December by local publisher Academic Inn Books at the Stan Rosenthal Gallery in Rye followed by a book signing afternoon at Martello Books.
Shingle Ridges
Another superb drawing by Connie Lindqvist This is one of 75 illustrations in the book produced by Connie and John Seymore “Rye from the Water’s Edge”
Town Crier October 2001
Connie’s Great Cover Picture What a great cover picture Rye artist Connie Lindqvist has provided for the October cover.