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At Saw Pit, logs were cut for use in shipbuilding operations. Our town had no improvements in those days and homes were simple and crude. The seed sown by these early settlers was nurtured and grew to the present day when we enjoy the modern conveniences of our times. Assessment Office. Justice Court. Supervisor's Office. Tax Office. Town Attorney. Town Clerk.

First opened to traffic in July as the 'World's Smallest Public Railway' and now covering a distance of The Abbey Ruins - The pope ordered William the Conqueror to build an abbey in penance for the great loss of life.

The abbey was It is entirely fitting that one of the loveliest gardens in the land can be found in a county renowned for its beauty and Bateman's was built in From until it became the home of Rudyard Kipling and is preserved as it was when he lived The other famous defensive structure that still remains in Rye is the Ypres tower. The view of the bustling harbour now farmland and then out to sea would have been a distinct advantage, but nowadays is purely for pleasure.

This building was thought to have been intended as part of a defensive castle that never materialised. Unlike the walls, the tower survived time and further attacks from the French.

By the 16th Century the sea had receded. Rapid siltation created the Romney marshes that today separate Rye from the incoming tides. Longshore drift moved shingle along the coast and deposited the load in a strip out from the headland. The strip ran parallel to the coast and began to block off the Romney Bay, leaving an area of calm water and encouraging more deposition.

The marsh was still unstable in the 12th century, flooding and breaching the embankments that were in place at high tides. It was a series of large storms in the 13th century that finally pushed a vast amount of shingle up the coastline and ensured that the marsh could successfully silt up until it became useful for grazing of livestock. And livestock like sheep provided a trade for the area: wool.

The seas not only brought those with the intention to conquer English land, but also those who sought, bought and dealt goods into and out of the country. Smuggling was rife along the south coast and Rye, with its narrow streets and dark headlands, was an ideal place for the storage of illegal cargoes like wool.