MANY RYE OLD SCHOLARS MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN WORLD WAR 1. By John Breeds. I’m sure that readers will remember the two boards commemorating Rye Old Scholars who died as a result of fighting during WWI.The one on the left, from Rye Grammar School, has 24 names on it and the rather grander one, … Continue reading Rye Old Scholars
Tag: Joseph Adams
This Rye’s Own collection brings together articles connected with Joseph Adams, drawing news, memories and magazine features into one path through the archive. Stories such as “Rye Old Scholars” and “Rye in Edwardian Times” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture.
Rye in Edwardian Times
By Ken Clark Pauperism in Rye remained an unresolved social problem at the opening of the twentieth century. Social reform is this country was confined to filling the most glaring gaps in the existing social system. The bed-rock of social provision was to be found in the Poor Law, first enacted in the time … Continue reading Rye in Edwardian Times