Historic Ryde Society

‘Giving Ryde’s Past to the Future’

Historic Ryde Society Quiz Night Thursday 28 December 2023 at Yelf's Hotel, at 7p.m. for 7.30pm.   The Museum of Ryde will be closed from 24th December 2023 to 4th February 2024. We are opening Monday, 5th February 2024. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Railway news from the early 20th century

The arrival of the new century, brought new ideas for rail travel on both sides and even underneath, the Solent! …..(and I bet you thought the idea was a recent one!)

The Solent Tunnel – January 1901

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