By the time this issue gets to the newsagents, Easter will have come and gone. This year seems to be flying past. So much is going on in the World.
Tag: Ramsgate
Ramsgate runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Among the pieces gathered here are “The Man From the Pru”, “Down Rye Way – Bob Woolley”, and “Editorial”, each adding its own detail to the story. Together they offer a characterful route through the magazine’s record of local life, memory and change.
Balmoral Sails from Rye to Tower Bridge
400 Sail from the Rastrum Wharf at Rye Harbour About 400 passengers, mostly from the Rye area, sailed from Rye Wharf at Rye Harbour on Wednesday 12 July on the Merchant Vessel Balmoral, bound for the Tower Pier.
The Man From the Pru
I grew up knowing Archibald Trill as The Man From The Pru. When I met him recently at his Marley Road address and learned he was 95 I was more than surprised, he looked almost exactly as I remembered him way back in the sixties.
Down Rye Way – Bob Woolley
by “Elaine” He guarded the Bank of England Robert Woolley first saw the light of day in 1894. He was born in the Mint. Bob, as he has always been called, first went to school at Mermaid Street then going on to the Lion Street school for the second part of his education. Before leaving … Continue reading Down Rye Way – Bob Woolley