1860s Odds and Ends
Snippets of interest from the newspapers of the 1860s
1860 Oddments – a mendicant ends up in the cells….
1860 – G Basset – grafitti artist!
1860 – Steam horseboat and Sunday thieving
1860 – Swimming pigs! – added 17.7.10
1860 – An Uncommon Fish – added 17.7.10
1860 – A Boat Accident – added 3.7.10
1860 – Donkey Racing – added 5.7.10
1860 – Guy Fawkes – added 5.7.10
1861 – Nine pennyworth of pork
1861 – A Penny Savings Bank added 23.6.10
1861 – The Gas Lamp problem added 22.6.10
1861 – The Light of the World exhibited in Ryde added 21.6.10
1861 – A Town Crier for Ryde and improved Water Supply added 24.6.10
1861 – The first sewing machine in Ryde added 22.6.10
1862 – Musical tastes differ – no more “footing it”! added 22.6.10
1864 – Malicious Damage – added 13.7.10
1864 – the Police – added 12.7.10
1864 – Fire-fighting practice!
1864 – Lost and Found Office added 12.7.10
1864 – A novel launch – Mr Ellison’s removal sinks into the briny
1865 – Optical illusions over the Solent
1868 – The Stone Throwing Nuisance
1868 – The creation of Ryde Borough Council
1868 – Furniture lost off Ryde pier
1869 – The launch of the new lifeboat
1869 – Hans Busk to the rescue!
