In 1839 when the Rev W Spencer Phillips BD was appointed vicar of the Parish of Newchurch, which included Ryde, he soon realised there was a need for a church in the town to serve the growing community. The population had grown from 1,601 in 1811 to 5,840 in 1841. He quickly appointed a committee
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Ryde originally consisted of a sprawling fishing village along the shore, and at the bottom of the hill that now constitutes part of the main shopping centre of the town. The Normal lords who occupied the Island at the time knew it as “La Riche” or “La Rye”. The French burnt it to the ground
Date of Death: 09/05/1890
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MORGAN. Full/age. Spinster. (father: Thomas Phillip HELLYER). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1861 CENSUS: RG9/657. folio 40....
MORGAN. Full/age. Spinster. (father: Thomas Phillip HELLYER). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1861 CENSUS: RG9/657. folio 40....
A small exhibition was held in Ryde Library from 18 to 29 August.
The display was a double sided set of three boards, showing some of the research carried out so far, particularly some of the stories of the people buried in the cemetery.
The first plans for a church on the present site of St John’s, Oakfield were produced in 1841. Building commenced the following year on land given by Sir John Simeon, Bart, of Swainston House. The original church was a good deal smaller than the present church, generally cruciform in structure; it consisted of a Nave
Date of Death: 25/01/1944
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being held in St. Thomas’s Church, where the coffin had lain all...
being held in St. Thomas’s Church, where the coffin had lain all...
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being held in St. Thomas’s Church, where the coffin had lain all...
being held in St. Thomas’s Church, where the coffin had lain all...
STONE THROWING ... this nuisance has reached an alarming extent in Binstead; the cemetery chapel and school windows were continually requiring repairs...
On Wednesday, 23 August, Sally-Ann Garrett made a presentation about the Ryde Social Heritage Group to the Isle of Wight Society, at the Ryde Parish Church Hall.
Exhibition Launch : A Celebratory Evening Event Following a successful bid to the Local Heritage Initiative, Ryde Social Heritage Group held an evening event at the George Street Centre, on 21 March 2006, to launch the Group’s project about the social history of Ryde, and the new website. Almost 150 people attended the occasion. Preparations