Snippets of interest from the newspapers of the 1860s
1860s Odds and Ends
1860 Oddments – a mendicant ends up in the cells….
1860 – G Basset – grafitti artist!
1860 – Steam horseboat and Sunday thieving
1861 – Nine pennyworth of pork
1861 – The Light of the World exhibited in Ryde
1861 – A Town Crier for Ryde and improved Water Supply
1861 – The first sewing machine in Ryde
1862 – Musical tastes differ – no more “footing it”!
1864 – Fire-fighting practice!
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!