50 Years Ago This amazing picture represents a generation of Rye history. The photograph was taken in the Drill Hall for what was almost certainly a Dance put on by 2274 Squadron (Rye) Air Training Corps. Percy Mitchell, the Rye ATC Commanding Officer is seen seated with two Air Force Officers, probably from R.A.F. Rye, … Continue reading Are You in the Picture?
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Drill Hall provides the setting for this group of Rye’s Own articles, where buildings, people and events meet in the magazine’s record of the district. Stories such as “Dunkirk at Rye”, “Are You in the Picture?”, and “Rye At War” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
Rye At War
Clifford Bloomfield’s recolections of Rye at War reprinted from Jo’ Kirkham’s Rye Memories Series. Tanks in Rye 1940 Fair Meadow, Rye Hill, at that time was like open parkland and a good number of mature oak trees were spread over it. I recall seeing, when on our Sunday afternoon walks, a tented army camp with … Continue reading Rye At War
Dunkirk at Rye
One of the Best War Films Ever Made One of the best and most realistic war films ever made was created in and around Rye. ‘Dunkirk’, made in 1957, recorded the epic evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the open beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. Rye was chosen for the film’s location because the … Continue reading Dunkirk at Rye
Dunkirk at Rye
One of the Best War Films Ever Made One of the best and most realistic war films ever made was created in and around Rye. ‘Dunkirk’, made in 1957, recorded the epic evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the open beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. Rye was chosen for the film’s location because the … Continue reading Dunkirk at Rye