By Frank Palmer The token pictured on this page is a 1652 issue by William Keye. It is about the size of a farthing and was produced at the Tower Mint,London. In the 1640s and 50s William Keye (or Key) was the owner and master of a ship the providence of Rye. He had been made … Continue reading RYE TOKENS
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Rye Corporation 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. Among the pieces gathered here are “RYE TOKENS”, “The Ypres Castle”, and “Mystery of the Town Hall Coffee Pot Unravelled”, each adding its own detail to the story. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
Mystery of the Town Hall Coffee Pot Unravelled
The mystery surrounding the Town Hall Silver Coffee Pot which caused such a furore when it was discovered among the collection of artifacts in the Town Hall and a proposal was made to sell it off to raise £6,000 towards the Rye St. John Ambulace fund has beeen solved.
The Ypres Castle
The Ypres Castle (pronounced wipers locally and misguidedly renamed Rye Castle in recent times by those who should know better) is steeped in the history of Rye.