Mr. Jacob “Shad” Gibbs 1865-1956 By Julie Brett (Ditcher) Great Granddaughter Jacob was born in 1865 in Rye, his father and four brothers were all from Rye and were all fishermen as he was to become at the age of 11. From 1888-1890 he served as mate under skipper W. Bourne on the trawler S.S.Pionerre and from 1893-1897 … Continue reading Old Fisherman of Rye
Tag: First World War
Revisit First World War through the pages of Rye’s Own, where reports, recollections and photographs preserve the occasion from more than one angle. The trail includes “History For Sale at Rye Auction Galleries”, “George Marsden”, “Pictures from the Frank Palmer Collection”, and “Old Fisherman of Rye”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. It is a collection to browse for both the main story and the small, telling details that a local magazine notices.
Between the Zeppelin and the Doodle Bug
By Arthur Woodgate On 16 October 1917, I was taken to the Lion Street School and settled in a class taught by a Miss Jordon. Miss Longley was the Headmistress and with a long wooden corridor she could be heard coming with loud creaks all over our infant school.
George Marsden
By The Editor I was intrigued by Arthur Woodgate’s recollection of the 1937-40 Mayor of Rye George Marsden. The mystery surrounding where he came from and where he went in 1940 have haunted me since Arthur first told me about George Marsden’s Mayoralty so I decided I must delve deeper.
A Rye Childhood
By Noel C. A. Care This personal account of life and times in the town of Rye, East Sussex, is written some seventy five years later, from memories which are still as bright now as the day they occurred.
The Rye Mill
Actual documentary evidence on the history of Rye Mill is virtually non-existent. It was the subject of Victorian mezzotints and oleographs, but beyond that visual and literary records are silent. Whether a mill existed on the present site earlier than, say, 1850, is a matter of pure conjecture. We do know, however, that long … Continue reading The Rye Mill
Pictures from the Frank Palmer Collection
The works Of ‘Jotter. Walter Heyward Young used the pseudonym ‘Jotter’ when signing his postcard paintings.
History For Sale at Rye Auction Galleries
First published in “Rye’s Own” August 2001 History Under the Hammer – Rye Auction Galleries The story of Commander Frank Claret told in photographs, ship reports, newspaper clippings, telegraphs, letters and ships papers reflecting the eventful life of a British transatlantic liner Captain both before and after the First World War and of his … Continue reading History For Sale at Rye Auction Galleries