Celebrate the Scallop! If you’ve never watched a scallop race then you could be in for a real treat as the ancient Cinque Ports town of Rye, East Sussex heads towards its 11th Rye Bay Scallop week. The hilarious What a Load of Scallops race sees teams running around the town with barrow loads of … Continue reading Scallop Festival
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King Charles runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Readers can move between “Famous Artists Leave Clues To Ypres By Frank Palmer” and “Scallop Festival”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine.
Famous Artists Leave Clues To Ypres By Frank Palmer
Anthony Van Dyck, portrait painter to King Charles I drew five views of Rye, two of which are of the Ypres Tower. Views No.1 (in the Fitzwilliam, Cambridge) and No.2 (in the Rotterdam Museum) were drawn in the 1630’s. No.1 also shows the Gungarden Gate, built in 1545 and pulled down in 1735; but I … Continue reading Famous Artists Leave Clues To Ypres By Frank Palmer