Historic Ryde Society

‘Giving Ryde’s Past to the Future’

Historic Ryde Society Quiz Night Thursday 28 September 2023 at Yelf's Hotel, at 7p.m. for 7.30pm.

1860s Odds and Ends

1860 Oddments – a mendicant ends up in the cells….

1860 – G Basset – grafitti artist!

1860 – Steam horseboat and Sunday thieving 

1860 – Swimming pigs!

1860 – An Uncommon Fish

1860 – A Boat Accident

1860 – Donkey Racing

1860 – Guy Fawkes

1861 – Nine pennyworth of pork

1861- The awning nuisance

1861 – The Steamboat issue

1861 – Island coaches

1861 – A Penny Savings Bank 

1861 – The Gas Lamp problem

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”!

1863 – uses of museums

1864 – Malicious Damage

1864 – the Police

1864 – Fire-fighting practice! 

1864 – Bathing on the Beach

1864 – Lost and Found Office

1864 – A novel launch – Mr Ellison’s removal sinks into the briny

1865 – Optical illusions over the Solent

1867 – Snowballing

1868 – The Stone Throwing Nuisance

1868 – The creation of Ryde Borough Council 

1868 – Furniture lost off Ryde pier

1869 – The Ryde Lifeboat

1869 – The launch of the new lifeboat

1869 – Hans Busk to the rescue!

1869 – Civic Furniture

1869 – Long Shanks and Electric Spark – running match

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