Rye, East Sussex
Posted in Architecture, History, Museums at 20:30 on 12 November 2020
Rye has a long history. It was once a seaport but the sea has long retreated/silted up.
The older part of the town lies on a hill above the coastal plain. One of the approaches still retains the ancient Landgate:-

Closer view:-

View down towards gate from higher up the hill:-

Another very old building is the Ypres Tower/Rye Castle which now houses a museum. The tower has nothing to do with the Belgian town of the same name. It once belonged to a cloth merchant, Jean d’Ypres, and the name has stuck.



There is an old pair of stocks still standing just outside the east end of the Tower:-

Tags: Castles, Jean d’Ypres, Museums, Rye, Ypres, Ypres Tower
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