OT next knee fingy 169June is my official announcer so I expect she will do that when I am unable:) Some months ago I heard (on radio 4) about a man who had invented a...
The town itself is mostly unchanged and has many old buildings. The waterfront (not seafront) has altered a bit over the years.
I went to HJ's house a few years ago. National Trust property. The curator lives in it (and very nice too!), so it is not all open to the public. There is a lovely walled garden, although the 'garden room' was destroyed by planting during WWII. I was especially interested because I like E F Benson, who lived there after Henry James.
EFB was the son of the Archbishop of Canterbury and IIRC was gay. He wrote a series of books about an arch snob called Lucia and her cronies. The books were much admired by the Bloomsbury Set and are now very collectable. My set is unfortunately a 1970's set of paperbacks, so is worth very little, especially as the books are all rather tatty.
Rye was one of the Cinq Ports (can't remember what that means but it certainly doesn't mean 'five' and is pronounced 'sink'). It is very hilly and has many old shops. I love it. My friend lives in Iden, a small village a couple of miles away. -- June Hughes
