Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
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RSHG will have an allotted space at the Arts & Heritage Volunteer Fair being held at the IW Steam Railway, Havenstreet, on the 14th April.


The signs of Spring are upon us, so why not take this opportunity to tell of Spring in times past.


During the last week the inhabitants of Ryde, especially those living near the Esplanade, have had the opportunity of witnessing a number of very interesting experiments.


During the year of 1874 negotiations had gone on respecting a school at Ashey, and a site for the school had been adopted.


Mr James was publisher of the “Ryde Fashionable Arrival List, Intelligencer and General Advertiser” about the year 1855, and was for many years with Messrs. E. and J. Wallis of 22 Union Street. 


There is no doubt that occasionally Churchmen do hit on the weaknesses which keep men away from church,


Suffolk House, George Street (next to the Baptist Church), this very ornate property was built in the late 1830's.


By special command of H.R.H. Princess Henry of Battenburg, a special concert was held on Thursday afternoon 25 April 1906.