PICTURE 16E

This sample picture is available as a full size limited edition print signed by the artist Maureen Jane . enquiries to this email box or by phone or fax to U.K. 07092-022719 U.S.A. 507-262-0603

The archway , Mermaid Hotel
The Lone Piners arrive !

Views of Rye
The History of Rye
Other places to stay in Rye and area

Views of Rye
The History of Rye
Other places to stay in Rye and area

I'm a huge fan of Malcolm Saville the children's author since a very young age . As a child I thought the Mermaid Inn was the Gay Dolphin but he only used the bridge and archway in a few books ,However to fit the geography the most perfect building is Hope Anchor Hotel as the storylines which look directly towards Winchelsea and the River , I've got 2 books with his signature in and have every book he wrote even though some are sadly only paperbacks , strangely in the mid 80's my husband & I ventured to Winchelsea and by luck we found MS's last address , we photo'd his home and I had a chat to his housekeeper , it felt wonderful as she actually spent a lot of time with the family , I hope to get my photo's scanned onto the website for all to see
It's so strange how my mother up to now can remember me as a little girl dashing off to local library to look for the magic lone pine books, my elser sister actually still reads MS on cold winter nights .