Rye memories
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Rye Grammar School
I have a great-grandfather and several of his brothers who went to this grammar school in the 1830s and 1840s and they all had very nice writing with perfect copperplate. So maybe the severity on the outside was reflected in the teaching on the inside. My great-grandfather wrote with a quill pen on paper and I wonder whether anyone knows whether he used a quill at school. He knew a lot about New Zealand before he emigrated in 1849 and I also wonder whether he gained this knowledge from this school. This photo has been most interesting and gives me a much better idea of what school was like in my gr grandfather's time. He must have been taught well as he went on to become a most successful businessman. His father was a licensee at the the Barley Mow and Bedford Arms in Rye and they lived in a house shown as 'Cottage under the Cliff' in what I presume could be Undercliff Road or Fishmarket Road in the... Read more
Now Home
I used to come to Rye regularly in the 1960s, as my father had been stationed in Winchelsea for part of the war. We often made the journey from Surrey on a Bank Holiday, which was always very busy. Little did I dream then that I would actually come to live and work in the town. I was based in Iden and Playden in the 1990s and after 18 years as a vicar in Bexhill, I returned to become the Rector of St Mary's Church. Fabulous place to visit, and it's great to live here too!
Brazie's of Rye
My ancestors are the Braziers from Rye and were coal merchants and wool staplers. We often visit the town especially around Landgate where they once lived. Many Braziers are buried in the All Saints and St Mary's Parish Church and I wonder if any Braziers still live in the town.
Home Sweet Home
I lived in Rye till i was 11. I still class it as home even though Im 30 now and I miss the place like crazy. Maybe one day I will convince my other half to bring me home.
Ancestory
I have just discovered that my great great great grandparents came from Rye so could anyone tell me if a place called Fishers House still exists, and also what a farm baliff was expected to do, or what kind of job did a fly catcher do? Are any family called Wenham still living in Rye?
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Carole's Memories.
I was born in the house that lays back just out of view in this photo. The house was built in 1954 and our family were the only people to live there up until my father's death in 2008. I was born in the house, as were both my sisters. At that time the house was a tied cottage to the farm called Sharvels that was at the bottom of Cock Hill. In later years the farm was sold to Crown Properties and then later still the property was taken on by the local housing authority. There was a butcher shop to the left and another two doors up to the right that also had a dairy. A couple of doors down was the post office. There were five other shops in the village, Anthonys stores and Hales stores at the bottom, Jempsons and another at the top end which we called the Top shop but I cannot remember another name. There was also Farleys Garage. Only Jempsons... Read more
Jury's Gap East Sussex
I lived at Camber Sands from 1950-1958 and then Rye. Jury's Gap is a little past Camber and the name comes from 'Jews' Gate' - probably because the area seems to have been used by Jewish merchants of Rye and Winchelsea, either because they were forbidden to use better landing facilities or because they were avoiding import duties. At the end of the 13th century, England became the first post-Roman Empire country to expel the Jews. It seems that New Winchelsea and maybe Rye ignored the order, but eventually had to comply. The Jews' Market in New Winchelsea was founded after the destruction of Old Winchelsea, and I attach a photograph of its stone gate. The King had ordered the Jews expelled, but that no physical harm should befall them. Many Jews were forced on to a boat at Jury's Gap and then landed on a sandbank far offshore where they drowned when the tide rose. No doubt (as happened elsewhere) their murderers mocked them to call on Moses... Read more
Happy Memory
I remember my mum and dad taking me to see Mr and Mrs Farley, they lived in a lovely house with apple trees,I also think there were chickens, because I seem to remember collecting the eggs, I especially remember their daughter Mary, she was very pretty, with freckles like myself. My dad's name was Reginald Green, he worked at Rye council along with Mr Farley.
Down House School Northiam Sussex
I spent many a happy term at Down House Boarding School at Northiam from 1946. Is the big house still there?
Please email richard@marskebythesea.co.uk
Childhood Holidays
My family and I stayed in the old vicarage in Westfield in the 70's with Robert Wright and his family, we had such lovely times and we loved the old house - does anybody remember the family or going into the house? If so, I'd love to hear from you!
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