Key Events in the History of The Flushing Inn, Rye
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| c. 1200 - 1250 | Original building destroyed in the disastrous fire after the French attack in 1377. Only the barrel-vaulted Norman cellar survived and remains to this day. |
| 1573 | Queen Elizabeth I visits the town and names it "Rye Royale". |
| 1742 | (June 8th). John Breads, (Breeds), is executed for the murder of Allan Grebell whom he mistook for the Mayor of Rye, James Lamb, (A Mr Roger Breeds was the Mayor of Rye, 1984 - 1986.) |
| c. 1850 | Original Flushing Inn divided into three properties. |
| 1901 | Discovery of a wall painting in what is now the Restaurant in the autumn of 1901. The painting is believed to have been produced c. 1547-1554. (Reign of Edward VI). |
| 1942 | Wall damaged by cannon shells during air raid. Restored in 1961. |
| 1960 | December Purchase of Flushing Inn by Mr and Mrs Mann. |
| 1962 | November First Gastronomic Occasion. |
| 1966 | October Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Rye. Also 900th celebration of Battle Of Hastings. Two Gastronomic Occasions. |
| 1967 | Second wall painting started, depicting some of the changes in British history since 1554, (Brenda Cockett, Rye). |
| 1968 | Sir Robert and Dame Patties Menzies, (Warden of the Cinque Ports), lunches with Rye Borough Council at The Flushing Inn. |
| 1977 | June Royal "Silver Jubilee" Gastronomic Occasion. |
| 1977 | November 150th Official Gastronomic Occasion. |
| 1978 | September H.M. The Queen Mother, (Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports) |
| 1980 | The Queen Mother visits Rye. |
| 1981 | January 200th Gastronomic Occasion. |
| 1981 | September 16th The Flushing Inn became a "Family Run" Restaurant. (Flynn & Mann families.) |
| 1982 | September 12th Louise. |
| 1984 | 2nd wall painting continued, (Anne Marie Christiansen) |
| 1985 | Flushing Inn celebrates 25 years of same ownership with a series of five Commemorative Gastronomic Occasions |
| 1987 | March 27th Laura. |
| 1987 | October 16th The Great Storm. |
| 1988 | November 25 years of Gastronomic Occasions |
| 1989 | Roof repairs and restoration. |
| 1990 | 30 years at The Flushing Inn |
| 1992 | Mr and Mrs Mann. Monks Way. |
| 1994 | August 12th Purchase and renovation of Flushing House, which restored The Flushing Inn to its original state. |
| 1996 | March 27th The John Lester Suite. Accommodation at the Flushing Inn |
| 1997 | January 2nd Restoration of 1540 Fresco. (Tom Organ Workshop Paintings, Faversham.) |
| 2000 | 40 years at The Flushing Inn |
| 2001 | June The Flushing Inn enters the 21st Century as www.theflushinginn.com is born. |
| 2005 | 45 years at The Flushing Inn |