Priscilla MacBean has a new home Priscilla MacBean – the final chapter. Ion Castro completes the story as the former lifeboat arrives at its final resting place. After nearly a year of restoration, a magnificent feat of dedication in itself, the 34 ft. former Eastbourne, Kirkcudbright and Maryport lifeboat was moved to its new location, a specially prepared … Continue reading Mary Stanford’s Sister Boat
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Discover Mary Stanford in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Stories such as “80 Years Since Lifeboat Disaster”, “The Caister Family”, “Mary Stanford’s Sister Boat”, and “Is This The John William Dudley” 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.
Alice of Riga
The Worst Lifeboat Disaster in the History of the United Kingdom In the early hours of the morning of 15 November 1928 a chain of events started that was to lead to the worst Lifeboat disaster in the history of the United Kingdom. The steamship Alice of Riga, a collier carrying a load of bricks, … Continue reading Alice of Riga
80 Years Since Lifeboat Disaster
Seventeen men battled with backs bent against the furious force of the wind along the straight stretch of beach to the Mary Stanford Lifeboat House between Rye Harbour and Winchelsea Beach.
Is This The John William Dudley
By Eric Streeton At a recent post card fair I found the card illustrated above. Written on the back in pencil were the words, “Lifeboat at Rye Sussex”. So my challenge to Rye’s Own readers is to help me positively identify the craft. These are my thoughts on it, but I may well stand to … Continue reading Is This The John William Dudley
The Caister Family
By Arthur Woodgate The Caisters of Rye Harbour – What a family. Fishing for a living father Mick Caister, skipper of the RX 30 Akela works his boat out of Rye from the new Simmonds Quay.
Lifeboats
Rye Harbour District Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution By Anthony Kimber The Royal National Lifeboat Institute has provided the lifeboat service for some 175 years. It has always been a voluntary service funded entirely by public subscription and collection.
Rye Harbour Lifeboat
This remarkable photograph of the Rye Harbour Lifeboat Crew and Launchers taken between 1890- 1900 at the Lifeboat House in the time of the “Francis Harris”.
Peter Mitchell
Rye Personality of the Twentieth Century Percy Lawrence Mitchell – Seaman & Youth Leader Percy Lawrence Mitchell, known universally in Rye by the young people of the fifties and sixties as Peter Mitchell was another outstanding Rye character who left his mark on this town.
17 Brave Men
The Story of the Rye Harbour Lifeboat Disaster The Alice of Riga In the early hours of the morning of 15 November 1928 a chain of events started that was to lead to the worst Lifeboat disaster in the history of the United Kingdom.