The maps highlight how Rye mouth village has transformed over the last twenty-eight years
Overall, there have been several changes, the most noticeable being the increase in accommodation, the elimination of the fishing industry, and the introduction of sports facilities.
In 1995, to the south of the village where the sea is there was previously fishing industry, with a fishing port and next to this was a small café. On the other side of the road running by the sea stood a line of five shops and a hotel, while situated in the northeast part of the village was farmland and a park with trees. The main housing of the village was located in the north west around a main road that runs from the coastal road, with twelve houses, four of them encircled by a smaller side-street.
Presently, the fishing facilities have all gone and have been replaced by four apartments, while the shops have been upgraded to restaurants. The café remains, as does the hotel, albeit with parking facilities. Similarly, farmland has been converted into a golf course, while the forest park into tennis courts. Although the old houses remain, new ones have been built, along with a new road with two new houses beside it.