By Arthur Woodgate The sea until 1300 would have washed the north side of Rye with a causeway across to Rye Hill. Wrecks of ships have been found in streets north of the Town wall and of boats where the town ditch was.
Tag: Wright & Pankhurst
Discover Wright & Pankhurst in the pages of Rye’s Own, where the subject emerges through local voices, historical detail and stories written close to the events. Stories such as “Rye Commerce 1937”, “Rise & Fall Part Two”, “What Happened To Deans”, and “Rye In The 1930’s” 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.
Rise & Fall Part Two
The Rise and Fall of Rye’s Industry and Commerce Part 2 By Arthur Woodgate In the nineteenth century, on a ridge of high ground, in the part of greater Heathfield known as Punnetts Town, there were two windmills. One ground the corn, but it is the other, the one that worked wood working machinery, that … Continue reading Rise & Fall Part Two
Rye Commerce 1937
With the “March of Time” in many of our Towns and Cities, old picturesque houses, rich with historical associations are now being demolished, and replaced by modern buildings. Rye still preserves its old world charm,
More Faces from the Past
Served with the RAF Richard Edward Giles on the left was the East Kent bus driver for Wright &
Rye In The 1930’s
What was Rye really like in the six or seven years prior to the War? It is after all less than 75 years ago.
What Happened To Deans
Dean’s Rag Book Company, who used to be based in the old Wright & Pankhurst building in Tower Street( are alive and well and living in Pontypool, South Wales.
Pages from Deans Rag Books
Deans Rag Book Company were toy makers in Rye from the fifties to the seventies. They produced many varieties of soft toys and also their famous Rag Books for children which are famous all over the world.