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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December 1906

Activities in Ryde 100 Years ago

RYDE NEWS DECEMBER 1906 (100 years ago)

Isle of Wight County Press

Dec 1st 1906: RAILWAY FARES – Cheap return tickets, 3rd class, will be issued till 30th April 1907, for Football Parties. Teams travelling to Portsmouth will be charged 1s.7d. per passenger over the St. John’s-road fares.

Isle of Wight Times & Hampshire Gazette

Dec 6th 1906: HOSPITALITY – On Friday afternoon, the Mayor and Mayoress (Ald. A. J. COOMBES and Mrs. COOMBES), were “At Home” at the Town Hall. A large number of invitations were issued and a large proportion accepted the hospitality provided.

Dec 6th 1906: ANNIVERSARY – On Thursday evening at the anniversary of the Park-road Baptist Church, a satisfactory report on the work of the year was presented by Rev. A. DEDAMESS, who received a cheque for six guineas subscribed by the Chairman (Mr. A. ANDREWS) and friends.

Dec 6th 1906: EXAMINATION – Miss Ethel LANGDON, daughter of Mr. Charles LANGDON, has just passed the Bachelor of Arts examination of the University of London, taking 2nd class honours in classics.

Dec 6th 1906: POSTAL REGULATIONS – The new regulations respecting postcards, which came into force on the 1st inst., the minimum for cards is 4” in length by 2¾” in width. The public are allowed to attach a gummed label not exceeding 2” by ¾” and engravings, illustrations, drawings and photographs on very thin paper.

Dec 27th 1906: HOLY TRINITY CHURCH – At a meeting held on Thursday it was decided to apply for a faculty to authorise the erection of a brass memorial to the memory of Mr. and Mrs. CLAYTON, and of a tablet on which to inscribe the names of past, present, and future vicars.

Isle of Wight Observer

Dec 1st 1906: OUTBREAK OF FIRE – The Fire Brigade were called out at 6.30 p.m. on Sunday last, when an outbreak of fire occurred at 42 Castle-street, occupied by Mr. Auguste PROOST, tailor. Mr. PROOST was sitting upstairs with some books, when a parafin lamp standing on the table exploded and caught the table ablaze.

Dec 1st 1906: COASTGUARDS REVOLVER PRACTICE – On Thursday targets were rigged up on the Appley private pier for the purposes of revolver practice by a number of local coastguards. The practice was watched with evident interest from the shore.