By Arthur Woodgate Situated at the Winchelsea Road entrance to Gateborough Farm Road and surrounded by houses and other buildings stood ‘Gasson’s Hut’, a large timber building, open fronted on the road side, was used for tarring sails. It was very close to Suttons Marine Store and home (later known locally as Sutton’s Yard). On … Continue reading Memories of Old Rye
Tag: Peter Ewart
Discover Peter Ewart in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. The trail includes “A New Beginning”, “Memories of Old Rye”, and “The Jolly Sailor”, offering several ways into the subject rather than a single potted account. The archive leaves room for eyewitness detail, strong opinions and the affectionate hindsight that gives Rye’s Own its particular flavour.
The Jolly Sailor
By David Russell The Jolly Sailor first opened its doors as a beer house in Watchbell Street in 1830. Landlord Thomas Hearsfield applied for a full licence in 1831, and again successfully in 1832. Both applications were supported by a petition organised by local vicar John Myer who was mayor of Rye in 1828. He … Continue reading The Jolly Sailor
A New Beginning
Campaign for a Democratic Rye Group A new beginning by Chairman, Cllr Granville Bantick The Campaign for a Democratic Rye Group held its inaugural meeting on the 22nd February attended by forty people including the Steering Group. The historian and author, Mr Peter Ewart, who himself and his forbears came from Rye, preceded by giving … Continue reading A New Beginning