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 Architecture

18 Partlands Avenue

VICTOR HOUSE, 18 PARTLANDS AVENUE, (south side) RYDE

Mainly used as private accommodation, but at some time during the 1930’s and 1940’s, it was used as a nursing home, although that was very short-lived.

1910 Kelly’s Directory, Victor House, Miss Collings

1931 IW Times Directory, Victor House, Mary Elizabeth Noble

1935 Kelly’s Directory, number 18 Partlands Avenue is not listed

1937 Kelly’s directory, Victor House Nursing Home, 18 Partlands Avenue. The Home was run by a Miss D J. Peters.

1951 Kelly’s Directory shows that number 18 had changed to a Nurses’ Home, and that number 17 was a School for Nurses.

Images by Ann Barrett

Advert IW Times 22.10.1936 also 12.10.1939