| Picture No: | 14 |
| Courtesy of: | Barry Yates |
| Year: | 2006 |
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Flagpole
Village flagpole with Watch House behind.
Picture Added on 17 March 2006.
Comments
The large black house on the front at Rye Harbour with the signal mast in front, was I believe the original lifeboat house/station. The signal mast was used to show 'Gale Warnings' by cones being hoisted at the yardarms. A cone apex up was a northerly gale, and a cone apex down was a southerly gale. I doubt if they could be seen easily from seaward and were probably more of a warning to the local fishermen/mariners.
Added by Michael J.DOUST, Commander RN(Rtd) on 15 February 2007.
Added by Michael J.DOUST, Commander RN(Rtd) on 15 February 2007.
The old black tarred house on the front at RH. This building, which was owned I believe by a Mr Blattman when I was a young boy. The building was in fact the original lifeboat house, and the eastern end has a large double door through which the boat was brought in and out. The boat was like the old "Mary Stanford, " propelled by both oar and sail. In front of the building, and it is still standing as far as I know, is the RNLI/CG signal mast on which were hoisted the northerly and southerly gale cones (apex upwards, north gale, apex downwards, south gale).
Added by Michael J.DOUST, Commander RN(Rtd) on 22 February 2007.
Added by Michael J.DOUST, Commander RN(Rtd) on 22 February 2007.
Added by Beryl Bauld on 10 October 2006.