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In December 1898 the local press certainly had plenty of good things to say about the shops in Ryde. This brief excerpt extols the qualities of a few of them.
In 1905 it was proposed to form a photographic society in Ryde. The idea was met with a fair bit of scepticism.
The shipping between Ryde and the Mainland is only a small part of the Maritime History of the area.
The I.W. Grand Opera Company, during the week, 5th till 11th June 1950, had staged for the Island’s first opera week at the Commodore Theatre, Ryde, Bizet’s “Carmen” and Smetana’s “The Bartered Bride.”
At Brigstocke Terrace, before 1907, there were two tennis courts facing East to West with a croquet lawn below in what was known as the Terrace Gardens, Ryde.
On Monday 11th July 1898, at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, saw the official opening of the Diamond Jubilee organ in Ryde Town Hall.
In the early days, the Island was a very good place for smuggling; with its many bays and inlets, contraband could easily be brought ashore undetected.
On a Wednesday afternoon, 22nd August 1877, at Yelf’s Hotel, our townsman, Mr. W. H. Wallis, the well-known auctioneer, brought under the hammer the Eagle Brewery, and a number of public houses.