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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Pay a visit to the corset maker in Cross Street, or the lapidary in the Colonnade. Perhaps you would rather hire a fast sailing cutter yacht or purchase a marine painting.


Clifton House, an example of the bold semi-circular projections often containing three curved sash windows of normal width with wall space in between.


Our latest exhibition called "Reminiscing" is now on display in Ryde Library from 1st July. It will remain there for approximately one month.


Standing in its own grounds of about two acres sloping to the shore and terminating in a wide terrace overlooking the sea, with private approach to sands for bathing and boating.


Ladies, we are told, are growing tired of lawn tennis. When tennis came in it was an easy, rather lazy, go-as-you-please kind of game.


Ryde Social Heritage Group held their annual Summer Open Days at Ryde Cemetery Heritage and Learning Centre during the weekend of 8-9 June, which proved to be a great success.


You are invited to come and join us at our July meeting, and enjoy a talk by Paul Bingham called "Recording the Weather of Ryde 1852 to 1997." 


The D-Day Exhibition is on Ryde Pier from today, 3rd June. This exhibition is a joint effort from us, Ryde Social Heritage Group, and Historic Ryde Society (the Museum).


What better street entertainment in the summer than a good old fashioned Punch and Judy show.