Benson Honoured for His Service to Rye By Jim Hollands It is March 1938 – The winds of war are gathering and all Europe lives in fear of another conflict of arms – German troops had occupied the Rhineland in 1936, in direct conflict with their obligations under the terms of the 1918 surrender agreement. … Continue reading E F Benson Freeman of Rye
Tag: Lady Maud Warrender
Discover Lady Maud Warrender in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Among the pieces gathered here are “A Room with a View”, “Life & Times of Reg Weeks”, and “E F Benson Freeman of Rye”, each adding its own detail to the story. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
A Room with a View
Memories of life in a Rye draper’s shop in the early 1920s By J C Pulford The stairs that led up to Florence Sparrow’s bedroom above a Rye draper’s shop also led to the roof. Here, ‘off-duty’ hours were often spent reading, sunbathing
What’s in a Name
By Arthur Woodgate At 6.30 am. off we went along Wish Street where we met up with a friend of my mother, a Mrs Milton. We then met up with mother’s sister, Aunt Martha (I wonder why they called me Arthur!) and a crowd of Ryers. At the bottom of Leasam Hill – we all … Continue reading What’s in a Name
Life & Times of Reg Weeks
“The life and Times of Reg Weeks”, who lived in Rope Walk and died on 1 March 1993 were compiled by his daughter Daphne Lewellyn of Sidmouth, Devon, from her memories of all the things he told her about his early life in Rye. Reg Weeks was born at 2 Bridge Place, Rye, Sussex on … Continue reading Life & Times of Reg Weeks