The Olde Bell, Rye
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| The Olde Bell | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Rye, East Sussex, England |
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| Completed | 1390 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Timber framing |
The Olde Bell inn, also known as Ye Olde Bell, is a Grade II listed historical inn in Rye, East Sussex. It was built in 1390. It has a turbulent history and was once used for smuggling, connected by a secret tunnel to the nearby The Mermaid Inn to the south. It was used by the Hawkhurst Gang in the 1730s and 1740s who moved goods along the tunnel from the Mermaid to a revolving cupboard in the Old Bell for a quick getaway.[1] The inn has two separate bar areas with original oak beams and a terrace with an 80-year-old Wysteria tree.[2]
