Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.

Based at Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. Preserving, documenting and promoting the social history of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.

Ryde Cemetery Restoration Project Update

Progress report from the building Contractor Osborne.

Progress report from the building Contractor Osborne on works undertaken during the month of February 2010 (weeks 3 to 6 of the project).

* Continue with demolition of extensions to the Mortuary
* Removal of stain glass from the South Chapel for refurbishment off site
* Removal of stain glass from the Mortuary for refurbishment off site
* Removal of vegetation from the Mortuary
* Removal of old render and plaster from within the Mortuary
* Removal of low level timber boarding from within the North Chapel
* Repointing of the Mortuary was due to commence but this has been moved to March to allow stonework to progress in advance of the repointing
* Re roofing of the Mortuary was due to commence but this has been delayed while further investigation is being carried out to find a better slate to match the existing
* Internal strip out of the Bothy