Photo of the month
From the date stone on the east elevation it would appear that the farmhouse was possibly rebuilt in 1714 for Richard Rogers of Gosport, Hampshire.
November is the time when we remember all those who were killed in wars and conflicts, so it seems fitting that we feature the architecture of the Ryde memorials at Ryde Town Hall in Lind Street.
The School moved to the new building, Ryde National School in Green Street 1856/57,
In 1832 the Rev. Augustus Hewitt obtained a lease for a plot of land to the east of the Binstead stream. It was a former stone quarry.
The property called “Sudbury Villa” was a substantial residence situated in upper George Street and for many years it was widely known as ‘The Doctor’s House.”
There was a covenant that a house to the value of £1,200 had to be built within three years.
It was built in 1837/38, and the first known occupiers were the Misses Key, as listed in the church rate book 1838 to 1843.
On Wednesday 15th May 1850, the foundation stone of the new chapel, in connection with the Independents of Ryde, was laid at Haylands.
John Cooper, a brewer & maltster, and his three sisters were living at Denbigh House from at least 1851 until his death in November 1865.
During 1883 the committee of the Young Women's Christian Association had decided to open a seaside home for young women on the lines of Hazelwood.