By Jim Hollands After years of neglecting Rye and the fabric of it’s ancient buildings which Rother District Council took on the responsibility for in 1974, they (Rother) now have the audacity to want to ‘sell’ the Landgate Tower back to Rye so that they (Rother District Council) can abdicate their responsibilities for maintaining an … Continue reading What a Bloody Cheek!
Tag: Rye Cemetery
Rye Cemetery provides the setting for this group of Rye’s Own articles, where buildings, people and events meet in the magazine’s record of the district. Stories such as “Edwin Hollis Pulford”, “Sneaky Rother are at it Again”, “Time has Come to Protect Rye from Rother”, and “Chapel of Rest Gutted” 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.
Time has Come to Protect Rye from Rother
The Rother Wreckers They knocked down headstones in Rye Cemetery – They knocked down the Chapel in the Cemetery and turned it into an ‘Historic Relic’. Rother have let the famous cobble streets of Rye fall into an abysmal state of repair and the Landgate is in such need of restoration due to their negligence … Continue reading Time has Come to Protect Rye from Rother
Sneaky Rother are at it Again
Rye Cemetery In the name of ‘Health & Safety’ they have now torn down the Chapel in Rye Cemetery that was damaged by fire and are turning it into a ‘Historic Ruin’ Many readers have written and phoned us in absolute dismay at the way the Chapel has been ‘ruined’. Here is one example.
Edwin Hollis Pulford
AN OLD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE CORPORATION’ The story of Edwin Hollis Pulford from Ship’s Cook and Shoemaker to Sergeant at Mace and Town Crier of Rye. By J. C. Pulford. One day, about 35 years ago, the then Town Crier of Rye, Percy Sherwood, an old acquaintance of my father’s, led my father and me to … Continue reading Edwin Hollis Pulford
Chapel of Rest Gutted
Arson Suspected Two fire appliances rushed up Rye Hill in the early hours of Monday morning (28 January) to fight a fire at Rye Cemetery. The Chapel of Rest was burning well by the time they arrived and despite their efforts they were unable to save the roof. Extra water was obtained from a … Continue reading Chapel of Rest Gutted
Rye’s Own Editorial November 2004
A Matter of Priorities What would the average man in the street think was the greater death risk, visiting Rye Cemetery or riding a cycle along the Rye Harbour Road? Every single person I asked thought it was a stupid question, without exception they said riding to Rye Harbour. Ask the same question of Rother … Continue reading Rye’s Own Editorial November 2004