A Town Wall Too! It seems there have been Marina plans for Rye since time immemorial. This plan for Rye by architect Kenneth Browne was originally printed in “The Architectural Review” dated October 1961. No doubt this idea, which also envisaged rebuilding
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Rother runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Stories such as “The Flooding Situation”, “Council Says Yes To Marina Plan”, “Bernard’s Problem Page”, “Ready Made Marina”, and “Rye Chosen for Hospice Neighbours Launch” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. The result is less a formal history than a lively bundle of evidence, voices and remembered moments from the magazine’s pages.
New Connie Picture Discovered in Archives
Reveals Two New Bridges, ‘Through Road’ and Marina This remarkable Connie Linqvist water colour depicts a variation on the Rye Marina Plan that was put forward recently. It shows two new road bridges that keeps the A 273 main coast road running through South Undercliff.
Council Says Yes To Marina Plan
Rye Council agreed in principle to the new town plan which includes a Marina and substantial housing on sites to the North and South of the River Brede.
The Word Rye means Island
A description of Rye by Barbara Ballard claims that the word Rye is a corruption of an old Anglo- Saxon word meaning an island. Sounds a quite feasible explanation. There have been others of course, the favourite Rhee, meaning shelter but island does sound convincing. Barbara Ballard’s description of Rye off the “Postcard of Britain … Continue reading The Word Rye means Island
Town Crier
will want to know why these ‘faceless’ people at Rother wield so much power over our affairs and what our own councillors are going to do about it.