A crowd of people, including a man carrying an empty yoke, gathered across The Mint, with the premises of W. W. Collett's spirit merchants, The Swan Inn and the Forresters Arms visible behind

Date:: 1880 - 1890

Location:: The Mint, Rye, Rother, East Sussex

Reference:: OP31356

Type:: Photograph (Postcard - Photographic)

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Description

Noted on the back of the print is 'The Mint, Rye. The old window in center of the photogram was taken out cir. 1890 and a deal one substituted'.

Both the Swan and the Forresters Arms were closed around the start of the 20th century. W.W. Collett's spirit merchants and the Swan now form part of the Standard Inn, 41 and 43 High Street, whilst the Forresters Arms is now known as 44 and 44b High Street.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/40 Early Photographic Print Collection: East Sussex; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Post Medieval Inn, Victorian Shop, Post Medieval Public House, People