Ryde Social Heritage Group research the social history of the citizens of Ryde, Isle of Wight. Documenting their lives, businesses and burial transcriptions.
RYDE SOCIAL HERITAGE GROUP
Based at Ryde Cemetery Heritage & Learning Centre. Preserving, documenting and promoting the social history of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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August 1875

Isle of Wight Observer:

Aug 7th 1875:  FESTIVAL SERVICE – We would remind our readers that a festival service will be held in the Parish Church on Thursday afternoon next, on behalf of the Choir Benevolent Fund, and Ryde Parochial charities.  A selection of ancient and modern church music will be sung by members of the choirs of St. George’s Royal Chapel, Windsor, and Winchester and Chichester Cathedrals, who will also give a choral concert at the Town-hall in the evening.  A special late train leaves Ryde for the convenience of those who attend.

Aug 7th 1875:  THE THEATRE – We are happy to announce that the Theatre will be opened for the season tomorrow (Saturday) by Miss Lotti WILMOT, who brings her very powerful London comedy company, of which Mr. Frederick HUGHES is the acting manager.  On Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, the performances commence with the musical comedictta of “The Bonnie Fishwife.”  We trust that such an excellent company will draw better houses than heretofore.

Aug 7th 1875:  GLASS BLOWERS – We see from the advertisement in another column that WOODROFFE’s American Glass Blowers have arrived in England, and will shortly open in this town.

Aug 7th 1875:  THE BANK HOLIDAY – The thousands who turned out on Monday to enjoy themselves were luckily favoured with very fine weather, and in consequence the town was visited by large numbers of excursionists, and the railway companies, and the steam-packet companies carried crowds to and fro all day long.  Mos of the shops in the town were closed, though many complaints have been made of the numerous holidays which are kept here.

Aug 7th 1875:  RYDE PETTY SESSIONS – The license of the “Rajah Brooke,” Monkton-street, was transferred from Mr. COUSINS to Mr. PENTY; that of the “Rose, Shamrock and Thistle” from William HOARE to John CUTLER; and that of “The Grapes” to Mr. MUMFORD.

Aug 14th 1875:  PHOTOGRAPHS – Captain WICKERDE, of the German ship Niobe, which has been anchored off the Motherbank, was evidently induced by the excellent photographs which Mr. KNIGHT, of the Arcade, secured of the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia last year, and which have been exhibited to give our young townsman his patronage.  Mr. KNIGHT not only secured several capital photographs of the gallant Captain, but he also went on board the Niobe and took nearly the whole of the officers and the crew in groups. In some instance the groups consisted of as many as forty or fifty figures, nearly every face is clear and distinct.

Aug 14th 1875:  PHYSICIAN – Dr. SHEPARD, homœopathic physician, has taken for his residence No. 1, Hazelwood Villa, Upper West-street, where he purposes to attend patients from 9 till 11 a.m., from 3 till 4 p.m., or, if desired, at the houses of his patients.

Aug 28th 1875:  THE NEW SKATING RINK – A new skating rink, on the American principle, was opened to the public for the first time on Wednesday afternoon last and we may safely prophecy a very successful pecuniary result to those gentlemen who had ventured to speculate on the somewhat precarious subject.  The rink, which is situated on what used to be called the marshes, i.e., the piece of waste land laying between the bottom of St. John’s-hill and the gas works, is in every way a great improvement.  The place was quite crowded on Wednesday, upwards of 500 people were present.

Aug 28th 1875:  ACCIDENT – On Saturday last an accident happened to a man named George DUNFORD, of Swanmore, in the employ of Mr. Henry HUNT, of Mill-house farm.  DUNFORD was unloading hay in the yard of Mr. James FAIRALL, coal merchant, when he slipped and fell, breaking his collar bone.  He was conveyed to the Infirmary, where he was attended by the house surgeon, Mr. PLETTS, and he is now going on well.  The poor fellow met with a similar accident some few years since.

Aug 28th 1875:  APPLICATION REFUSED – Mr. WHITE made application (on behalf of Miss Elizabeth Jane HAYDEN) for a full license for a house in Upper West-street, called Dalvey House.  This house, he said, was built by Mr. REED, of the Gem Inn, Hill-street, who intended remaining there for the remainder of the term of his lease.  The house was built for an inn.