By Arthur Woodgate As a personal friend of Archibald Merdock Hatter, who was known by everybody as Joe Hatter (many Rye people are called by a name other than their right ones) I was always sure of some Rye Bay Shrimps. Now he is no more, the shrimps seem
Tag: Dogs Hill
Step into the Rye’s Own archive for stories connected with Dogs Hill, a place viewed through local news, memory, change and the experiences of those who knew it. Stories such as “Shrimps and Joe Hatter” and “Rye Harbour of Yesteryear” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture.
Rye Harbour of Yesteryear
The 1930 Flood The sea broke through at Winchelsea Beach just west of Dogs Hill. The Old ‘Ship Inn’ was washed away.