The Rye River Barges

by

Leopold Vidler

The Rye River Barges featured in the November 2000 issue of 'Rye's Own'
which published several vignettes from 'Rother Barges', one of 36 paintings in Connie Lindqvist's

'Rye Maritime Heritage' Collection'

These vignettes were based on an article by Leopold Vidler, author of 'The New History of Rye'

List of Chapters

Introduction
Development of the Rye River Barges
Inning of The Marshes
The First Rye Barges
Manning The River Barges
Barge Construction
Gear Carried Aboard
Rye River Barges At Work
Good Week's Pay For A Good Week's Work
Naming Rye River Barges
Parting Of The Ways

The original article can be found in Volume 21 of the Mariners' Mirror published by the Cambridge University Press before the Second World War.

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