Rye Quiz for today. Two questions about this bridge over The Strand What year was it built? What was it used for? No prizes but you will have a long memory if you can answer these correctly. Rye’s Own Bulletin Tuesday 7 November 2017 All articles, photographs and drawings on this web … Continue reading Mystery Rye Bridge
Tag: The Strand
Discover The Strand in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Readers can move between “Dunkirk at Rye”, “A Message from Arthur”, “Bonfire Magic”, and “Mystery Rye Bridge”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
Arthur’s War and a Bit of Peace
Even the Kitchen Sink was Involved The phrase “all but the kitchen sink” did not hold out when the Germans smashed Havelock Villas on the Strand for, large as life, there was the kitchen sink sitting on the top of one of the houses of “T square”. As it and the other contents of Havelock … Continue reading Arthur’s War and a Bit of Peace
A Message from Arthur
Words of wisdom from Arthur Woodgate to the young people of Rye (January 2011)
Dunkirk at Rye
One of the Best War Films Ever Made One of the best and most realistic war films ever made was created in and around Rye. ‘Dunkirk’, made in 1957, recorded the epic evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the open beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. Rye was chosen for the film’s location because the … Continue reading Dunkirk at Rye
Sunk in the Strand
The well known local fishing boat “Llamedos” was recently reported ‘sunk’ in The Strand.The owner of the vessel contacted the RNLI Operations Manager at Rye Harbour requesting assistance with the recovery of his boat, which had sunk due to the wind pinning the boat under the ledge of the Strand wall and with a high … Continue reading Sunk in the Strand
Bonfire Magic
Its that time of year again. The Bonfire Boys Flag flies over The Landgate and preparations are being made for the annual invasion of the streets of Rye by pirates, witches, Kings and Queens, skeletons, wenches, Cavaliers and Roundheads. The Bonfire Societies are almost exclusively from East Sussex and have a history that goes back … Continue reading Bonfire Magic
The Strand
This very faded picture of The Strand, looking towards The Mill, shows the river at low tide and an area, on the ground where the Riverhaven Hotel now stands, alive with boat building activities.
The Grain Store
More talk of turning the car park at The Strand into a Continental style Piazza brought back memories of what this area was used for in days past.
Port of Rye
Fishmarket and Strand Since Norman times Rye has been an active port with its own fishing fleet and boat building industry. It is all scaled down in these modern times but still fishermen leave Rye on every tide to fish for whatever Brussels allows them to catch. These fishermen are a tough lot, the Rother … Continue reading Port of Rye
Fatal Car Crash 1905
Crash It’s the same old story With the New Year comes the usual warnings from the various motoring organisations in the Country to take special care when driving. The reasons given for the vast number of road accidents that happen at this time of the year are many and varied—the main ones being ice, fog and … Continue reading Fatal Car Crash 1905