The Gungarden Area as I knew it By Arthur Woodgate The Methodist Sunday school had not been there for long when I was a lad. It had been all open ground, the chapel opposite in a recess, but a bit older, it was build on what was quite a valuable piece of ground, the soldiers … Continue reading Gungarden as I Knew it
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Step into the Rye’s Own archive for stories connected with Pump Street, a place viewed through local news, memory, change and the experiences of those who knew it. Stories such as “Gungarden as I Knew it” and “Antique or just old?” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture.
Antique or just old?
By Arthur Woodgate Writing about outside of Rye’s defence wall, it came to me that some of the property inside was not as antique as we might think. Yes there are footings all over where we can see buildings.