Isle of Wight Observer Jan 4th 1862: WATERWORKS – Ryde has been once more unfortunate in its water scheme. At Bloodstone it met neither opposition nor extortion from landowners, but at Knighton it has met with both. We are not going to apportion the amount of praise or blame respectively belonging to the lawyers who
Looking Back
Isle of Wight Observer Dec 14th 1861: UNPUNISHED MISCHIEF – Lately some miscreants have perpetrated several acts of mischief on the bathing machines of Mr. Joseph KENT, at the Marine Baths. Amongst other offences, they have stolen a lead pipe from the shore, used to pump salt water into the bathing rooms. Dec 14th 1861:
Isle of Wight Observer Nov 9th 1861: NEW SCHOOL AT SWANMORE – On Friday last, being the Feast of All Saints, the first stone of a new infant school, in connexion with the new church of St Michael and All Angels, Swanmore, was laid by Mrs. Edward CARTER of Upton. A large number of the
Isle of Wight Observer Oct 5th 1861: FORMIDABLE NAVIGATORS – Now so many of those muscular men known as navvies are stationed in the Island, it becomes a serious question whether or not the police force should not be strengthened for the better conservation of peace in the neighbourhood where they are employed. We have
Isle of Wight Observer Sept 7th 1861: WOODIN’s ENTERTAINMENT – Mr. WOODIN the mimical celebrity, gave his popular entertainment “A Cabinet of Curiosities” at the Victoria-rooms on Monday evening to a very good audience. We have spoken so often of this gentleman’s rare talents and abilities as a mimic, that any further description of them
Isle of Wight Observer Jun 1st 1861: NEW GAS LAMPS – Placed by the Ryde Gas and Coke Company around the districts of Swanmore, Dustans, and Spencer-road, were lighted for the first time during the past week. The pillars are higher than those in the town, much more ornamental, and are fitted with burners that
Isle of Wight Observer May 4th 1861: RYDE COMMISSIONERS – The first business of the meeting was to receive a reply from Sir Augustus CLIFFORD relative to him enclosing by a fence or rail the trees between the entrance to his grounds and Mrs. BECKFORD’s garden. The letter was read and a plan produced showing
Isle of Wight Observer Mar 2nd 1861: TEMPERANCE – The annual tea meeting of the Ryde society will take place at the Victoria-rooms on Monday, when Mr. CAMPBELL will address the audience. This gentleman’s advocacy of temperance on a former occasion struck us as singularly devoid of the fallacies often found surrounding the subject. Mar
February 1861 Isle of Wight Observer Feb 2nd 1861: OPENING DINNER – On Tuesday week Mr. James KENDALL of the Pier Hotel-tap, gave an opening dinner to his friends. Upwards of 40 sat down to a most excellent repast; after the cloth was removed, the usual convivialities were gone through, and the happy party did
Isle of Wight Observer Oct 6th 1860: MR. FOWLES CONCERT – This concert took place at the Victoria Rooms on Thursday evening and was very well attended. As it is the first given by our young and talented townsman it may be said to be one of decided success, although one of the violinists announced