Entries from 1885 Kelly's Isle of Wight directories
for Civic, Ryde
see on 1904
1885 list of towns
Total number of matches found: 145
To account for missing numbers in Streets, it may be understood that either the house was empty at the time the revision was made, or let in weekly tenements, or that the information was refused.
| RYDE, is a large and handsome town, municipal borough, railway station, polling place for the county, 7 miles east-north-east from Newport, 5 south-by-west from Portsmouth, and 79 from London and is beautifully situated on the slope of a hill reaching to the shores of the Solent, from which the vessels lying at Spithead, Portsmouth, Stokes Bay and the Mother Bank are readily seen. |
| Ryde, considered as a town, is wholly of modern date ; a hundred years ago it was a small village, but the beauty of its site has caused it to become a fashionable watering place, and elegant villas and noble mansions have been built in every direction. |
| The principal streets, though hilly, are open and well paved and regularly arranged, most of them crossing each other nearly at right angles : several of the best streets run parallel to each other in almost a direct line to the beach, and thus afford an admirable sea-view. |
| The pier, which forms a pleasant promenade, is a structure of timber, extending from the quay to low-water mark - a distance of nearly half-a-mile: it was opened in 1814, but has since then received repeated additions amounting in all to no less than 1,000 feet : in 1864 a tramway with a double line of rails was laid down the whole; length of the pier for the conveyance of passengers in covered carriages drawn by horses, from the station to the pier head ; the works carried out by the Isle of Wight Railway company and the Ryde, Newport and Cowes Railway company, enable the traveller to step direct from the trains into the boats at Stokes Bay, Portsmouth and Ryde : at Ryde this involved a pier half-a-mile long, by the side of the existing pier, and a tunnel under part of the town : owing to the depth of the silt deposit under the pier and the treacherous nature of the soil through which the tunnel had to be driven, this undertaking was attended with great difficulties, which, however, were successfully overcome by the chief resident engineers of the two companies and their representative on the works, Mr. Ernest Benedict M.I.C.E. |
| From the Railway stations, situated at the foot of the pier and in St. John's road, passengers are conveyed to the extreme end of the pier ; the railway passes by Brading, Sandown and Shanklin to Ventnor, and a branch was opened on February 1st, 1875 from Sandown to Newport ; there is also a third line from Ryde to Newport direct. |
| There is also an extensive esplanade, affording a carriage drive of nearly a mile in front of the sea and a foot-path to Sea View, 3 miles east, where there is good bathing on fine sands. |
| Steamboats ply between this place and Portsmouth, Southsea, Portsea and Stokes Bay every hour in the day during the summer months, and from eight to ten times a day in the winter ; there are also boats to Cowes and Southampton, and occasional excursions are made entirely round the island. |
| The municipal borough was incorporated in 1868 and comprises most of the parish of Ryde, and a small portion of St. Helen's parish, and is divided into east and west wards ; the corporation consists of a mayor, six aldermen and eighteen councillors, who also act as the Urban Sanitary Authority. The borough has a commission of the peace. |
| The town is lighted with gas and paved, under an Act of Parliament obtained in 1829 : this Act was amended in 1847, and the jurisdiction of the roads within the town transferred from the Commissioners of Highways to the Ryde Commissioners ; the Act was again amended in 1854, for the purpose of conferring extended sanitary powers, including a supply of water, and for making the Commissioners an elective instead of a non-elective body : and an additional Act was obtained in 1861 for the purpose of securing a further supply of water : the town and neighbourhood are now supplied with constant service of water obtained from Knighton near Newchurch and Ashey: the police are under the control of the corporation. |
| Ryde was formed into a separate parish in 1866; it formerly was attached to Newchurch, the parish church of which is about 7 miles from Ryde, but was separated by the Act 29 & 30 Vict. cap. c.xi. |
| The parish church of Ali Saints, situated in the Queen's road, was erected in 1870, at cost of about 16,000GBP from the designs of the late Sir G. G. Scott R. A. : it is a magnificent building of stone in the Geometrical Early English style, and on either side of the porch are three stained windows, with the arms, monogram and motto of the late Prince Consort, erected by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club in 1872. The church contains sittings for about 1,150, all of which are free. |
| The population in 1881 was 7,486. |
| The church of St. Thomas, situated in St. Thomas' street, is a chapel of ease to the parish church, and was built by the Player family, to whom the building, although consecrated, belongs, and whose arms appear on the west front : it is an edifice of stone in a poor Perpendicular style, the church is overgrown with ivy; it contains 1,000 sittings of which 100 are free. |
| Holy Trinity is an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1846. Holy Trinity church, situated on a commanding elevation, is a building of stone in the Early English style : the church was built in 1842 at a cost about 7,200GBP, and has 1,050 sittings, of which 500 are free. |
| The area is 137 acres ; the population in 1881 was 3,668, |
| St. James' church, Lind street, was erected in 1829 at a cost of about 6,000GBP, as an Episcopal proprietary chapel : it is a stone low embattled structure in a debased Gothic style ; there are about 1,100 sittings, 300 of which are free. |
| St. Mary's Catholic chapel, situated at the top of High Street, and erected in 1845, at the sole cost of Elizabeth Countess of Clare, is an edifice in the Lancet style. |
| The Congregational church, situated in George street, and erected in 1871, is a singular gabled edifice of Swanage stone; with Bath stone dressings, in the Geometrical-Decorated style |
| Christ Church Baptist chapel, also in George street and erected in 1862, is a building of red and white brick in the Early English style, and will seat about 600 persons ; there is a good schoolroom at the back of the building. |
| Park Road Baptist chapel was erected in 1870 at a cost; of about 1,000GBP and will seat about 500 persons ; underneath the chapel is a large room, used for school, lectures and other purposes. |
| The Primitive Methodist chapel, Star street, was built in in 1841 and enlarged in 1860, and will seat about 250 persons. |
| The new Wesleyan chapel, situated in Garfield road, is a building of brick, erected in 1884-5, in a mongrel Italian style. |
| The Wesleyan chapel, Nelson street, was erected in 1842 ; it is a small building, and capable of seating about 400 persons. |
| The Free Wesleyans have a chapel in William street, Swanmore, which was erected in 1836 : it will seat about 150 persons. |
| The Bible Christians' chapel, erected in 1860, in Newport road, is a simple structure of white brick, in the Classic style, and will seat about 200 persons: there is a minister's residence adjoining. |
| The Brethren make use of the Town Hall as a place of worship. |
| A cemetery, situated in West street, formed at a cost of 8,000GBP, was consecrated in 1842, and has two mortuary chapels, and now comprises 10 acres ; it is under the control of the Ryde Corporation, acting as the burial board. |
| In 1850 several of the gentlemen of the Isle of Wight, formed a Philosophical and Scientific Society, with a museum for the reception of curiosities in nature and art : the Society has been dissolved, but the museum has been placed in the School of Art. |
| Ryde Young Men's Christian Association and Literary Institute, situated in Lind street, is a well-built structure, erected at a cost of about 2,000GBP. The reading room is supplied with the daily, local and religious newspapers, quarterly reviews and a large number of magazines. The library contains upwards of 7,000 volumes. |
| The Market House and Town Hall is a substantial building of stone in the Classic style, the foundation stone of which was laid in 1830, by John Lind esq. : the basement is rusticated, and the structure has a projecting colonaded entrance, with Ionic pilasters, pediment and balustrading ; above is a square clock tower with an open turret, surrounded by Corinthian pillars and finished with a cupola and vane. The market days are Tuesday and Friday. |
| The Royal Victoria Arcade contains 14 shops, and a spacious room for the exhibition of works of art. |
| Opposite the Town Hall are the Victoria Rooms, a building with stone front, enriched with Corinthian columns, supporting an ornamental cornice : these rooms are now occupied by the Salvation Army. |
| The Royal Victoria Yacht Club House, situated in St. Thomas's street on the west side of the pier, is a handsome and spacious building, containing a noble suite of rooms: the first stone was laid by his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort, on March 2nd, 1846 and in 1864 the club house was enlarged and much improved ; the club regatta is held in the month of August, and the town regatta also taking place during the club regatta week. |
| The Temperance Hall, in the High street, was built in 1884 ; used for lectures &c. |
| The Odd Fellows' Hall, also in the High street, and erected in 1880, is an edifice of brick in the Classic style ; the front displays six columns of the Corinthian order, with cornice and pediment, enriched with the arms and supporters of the order. |
| Here is a theatre, which is open during the summer months. |
| Ryde has several good hotels ; among the most conspicuous may be named the Pier Hotel, the Kent Hotel, Union street, and Sivier's Hotel in Pier street. |
| The lodging houses are very numerous. |
| The Capital and Counties Bank and the National Provincial Bank have branches in Union Street. |
| Three newspapers are published in Ryde: 'The Isle of Wight Observer,' the 'Isle of Wight Times,' and the 'Ryde News' :all papers give a weekly list of fashionable arrivals, and addresses of the resident families. |
| The Royal Isle of Wight Infirmary, in Swanmore road, was erected in 1849 at a cost of upwards of 2,000GBP, and is supported by public subscriptions : the Infirmary was enlarged in 1866 and again in 1882, and has 54 beds: the yearly average number of in-patients is about 351, of out-patients 1,227, and of dental patients about 300. |
| Wilder's Almshouses, in the Newport road, consist of 6 houses in 3 blocks, and were erected in 1854 to the memory of Francis Boyle Shannon Wilder esq. by his widow Augusta: the houses are intended for 12 widows or spinsters of the Church of England, who reside here rent free and receive sundry gratuities of coals &c.: the almshouses are under the charge of the vicar and churchwardens of Ryde;. there are gardens in front, and over each entrance an impaled shield of arms. |
| The neighbourhood abounds with objects of interest, including Binstead Quarries and Church and the ruins of Quarr Abbey. |
| The area is 3,816 acres; rateable value, 80,231GBP. |
| The population of the borough in 1881 was 11,461, and of the parish, 12,817, including 39 in the Infirmary. |
| SWANMORE is a suburb of Ryde, which was formed into an ecclesiastical parish in 1864. The church of St. Michael and All Angels is a cruciform building of variegated brick, with stone dressings, in the Early English style. The church was first opened in 1862 and completed in 1874, at a cost of 5,000GBP : there are 500 sittings, all free. |
| The population in 1881 was 1,460. |
| ST. JOHN'S was formed into an ecclesiastical parish in 1844 out of St. Helen's, and is a fashionable suburb of Ryde, adjoining that town on the east, and is now considered as a part of it. |
| The church of St. John, built in 1843 for a district comprising the north-western portion of the parish of St. Helen's, is a small cruciform structure of stone, in the Early English style : the church was enlarged in 1831, and has 600 sittings, of which 100 are free. |
| The ancient park of St. John's is now nearly covered with houses. |
| Apley Towers, the seat of Lady Mutt, is a handsome building in the Elizabethan style, with lofty tower rising from the centre. |
| The area is 950 acres ; the population in 1881 was 2,881. |
| INSURANCE AGENTS. |
| County Fire, J. Morrant |
| London Assurance Corporation, C. W. Moody, 5 Trinity villas ; E. Turtle, Glenross |
| Phoenix Fire, J. A. Scott, Union street, |
| Reliance Mutual Life, Thomas Whetingstall, Beaulieu house, John street |
| Royal Exchange, James William Langdon, 3 Victoria terrace ; T. R. Felgate, of Wootton Royal Farmers'; C. W. Moody, Winton street |
| Westminster & General Life, Wallis, Riddett & Down, 22 Union street; F. W. Chiverton, 15 Union street |
| Yorkshire, E. Halsted, 2 Pier terrace; G. Turner, 58 & 59 High street |
| PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS |
| Cemetery, West street, C. Hopgood, clerk to the burial board ; Henry Mew, supt. |
| Borough Police Station, Brunswick street. George Hinks, superintendent ; two sergeants & 10 constables |
| County Court for the whole Island, Town hall, His Honour Patrick M. Leonard, judge ; Frederick Blake, registrar ; Charles Allen, high bailiff ; the court is held every alternate month at Ryde and Newport |
| Coast Guard Station, Esplanade, Robert Bible, chief officer |
| Fire Engine Station, Lind street, Henry Buckett, supt. & 20 men |
| Freemasons' Hall, John street |
| Hampshire Regiment, 5th Isle of Wight, (Princess Beatrice's) Volunteer Battalion, Lind street, A Co. Capt. J. Flux, commandant ; B Co. Capt. F. Dashwood, commandant |
| Royal Isle of Wight Infirmary, Swanmore road, Alex. G. Davey M. D. , Alfred Woodward, Frederick J. Greening, Evelyn A. Rich L.R.C.P.L. & Thosmas A. Buck M.B. medical officers; W. G. Daish L.D.S.Eng. dental surgeon ; John Walter Hopkins, jun., house surgeon & secretary ; Miss Emma Woodcock, matron |
| Royal Victoria Yacht Club House, Pier street, the Most Hon. Marquess of Exeter, commodore ; A. D. McArthur esq. R.N. sec. |
| Ryde Dispensary, Spencer road, Evelyn. Rich M.D. hon. physician ; George Garnett, hon. sec. |
| Ryde Pier Co., William E. Ratcliffe, sec. ; offices, Pier Gates |
| Stamp Office, Lind street, John Morrant, distributor |
| Theatre, St. Thomas's square, Royal Pavilion Co. proprietor |
| Town Hall, Lind street, Henry Buckett, keeper |
| PUBLIC OFFICERS. |
| Clerk to the County Magistrates for the Island & to Ryde Burial Board, John Wilson Fardell, Cambrian house |
| Assistant Overseer for the Parish of Ryde, James Flux, Lind street |
| Collector of Income Tax, John Morrant, Lind street |
| Collector of Poor Rates, John Coombes, Monkton street |
| Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, Ryde District, Isle of Wight Union, Alfred Woodward, Bloomfield, Star street |
| Official Receiver in Bankruptcy for Newport & Ryde county court districts, Samuel Wheeler,20 Holyrood street, Newport |
| Registrar of Births & Deaths & Relieving Officer, Robert Ellman, Cemetery street |
| Registrar of Marriages, Alfred, Tutte, Oakfield hill |
| Sheriff's Officer, C. Allen, Fairlea villa, Newport |
| PLACES OF WORSHIP |
| Ryde Parish Church (All Saints), Queen's road, Rev. Alexander Poole M.A. vicar |
| Holy Trinity Church, Dover street, Rev. Arthur John Wade M.A. vicar |
| St. Michael & All Angels, Swanmore, Rev. William Martin Spencer M.A. vicar |
| St. Thomas' Church, St. Thomas street, Rev. W. M. Harrison M.A. curate-in-charge |
| St. James' Church, Lind street, Rev. W. Redknap, incumbent |
| St. John's, Rev. Henry Ewbank M.A., vicar |
| St. Mary's Catholic, High street, Monsignor Canon Cahill, priest ; John Joseph Horigan assistant priest |
| Congregational, George street, Rev. J. Saunders B.A. minister |
| Baptist, George street, various ministers |
| Baptist, Park road, Rev. J. Boyd, minister |
| Bible Christian, Newport road, Rev. Richard John Hopgood, minister |
| Primitive Methodist, ministers various |
| Wesleyan, Nelson street, Rev. John Eglinton, minister |
| Wesleyan, Garfield road, Rev. J. Eglinton |
| Free Wesleyans, William street, Swanmore |
| SCHOOL BOARD. |
| Formed in 1871 - 7 Members. |
| Offices, 13 Lind terrace, Lind street. |
| Chairman, Rev. A. J. Wade |
| Treasurer, Charles Roberts, Capital & Counties Bank |
| Clerk to the Board, James Flux, Lind street |
| School Attendance Officer, Robert Fry |
| SCHOOLS. |
| Board, Bettesworth road, built in 1877, at a cost of 3,800GBP, for 500 children ; average weekly attendance, boys 135 girls 98, infants 120 ; J. W. Trodd, master ; Miss Julia Bell, girls' mistress ; Miss Phoebe C. Plaister, infants' mistress |
| Board, St. John's road, built in 1883, at a cost of 4,700GBP, for 750 children ; average attendance, 115 boys, 184 girls' & 100 infants ; Arthur Andrews, master ; Annie L, Golding, girls' mistress ; Miss Elizabeth Watson, infants' mistress |
| Upper Boys' School ; average attendance, 108 ; Charles White, master |
| The Ryde Board Schools, established in 1840 on other systems, were made board schools in 1873 |
| Ryde School of Art, George street, Benjamin Barrow esq. president ; Francis Newman, hon. sec. ; William Cox, master |
| National, Green street, cstabIi8hed in 1812, with residence for master & mistress, at a cost of about 2,000GBP, for 250 children ; average attendance, 233 ; William Benjamin Smith, master ; Miss Fisher, girls' mistress ; Miss Edwards, infants' mistress |
| Holy Trinity National, Player street, H. D. Williams, master ; Miss M. Bayne, girls' mistress Miss F. Bayne, infants' mistress ; there are residences for both master & mistress |
| Brethren's Schools, West place, erected in 1873, for 150 children ; average attendance, 100 ; & supported by E. H. Peters esq. of Westwood, Ryde ; Miss Sprack. infants' mistress |
| Albert street, Miss Louisa Nichols, infants' mistress |
| St. Mary's Catholic, High street, the Sisters of Mercy are the mistresses |
| NEWSPAPERS. |
| Isle of Wight Observer, sat. Mrs. H. Butler, 1 Colonnade |
| Isle of Wight Times, thur. H. Wayland, Union street |
| Isle of Wight Journal, Newport Times & General County News, sat. J. B. Dewrance, manager, Lind street |
| Ryde News, sat. Walter Guilbert, Union road |
| RAILWAY STATIONS. |
| St. John's road, Mark Gregory , station master |
| Pier Head & Esplanade, James Longworthy , station master |
| CONVEYANCE. |
| COACHES TO NEWPORT - 10a.m. & 2.15 p.m |
| CARRIERS TO :- |
| BEMBRIDGE - Bloomfield, daily, 3 p.m. |
| BRADING, SANDOWN, & SHANKLIN - Adams, mon. wed. thurs. & sat. 10 a.m. |
| ST. HELEN'S & NETTLEST0NE - Burden, daily |
| VENTNOR - Curtiss & Son, through Sandown, Shanklin, &c., from their office, Esplanade, Ryde, daily |
| SEA VIEW & SPRING VALE - Leonard Cook, daily |
| SEA VIEW & ST. HELEN'S - George Edmunds, daily |
| CARRIERS to LONDON |
| Chaplin & Co., carriers by railway, Pier street, Ryde, to & from London & all parts, daily |
| Curtiss & Sons, Esplanade, Ryde, to & from London & all parts, daily |
| Pickford & Co., Union street, Ryde, to & from London & all parts, daily |
| Gawn E. T., Union street, Ryde, to & from New inn, Paternoster square ; 54 High street, Borough, & all parts, daily |
| WATER CONVEYANCE. |
| Steam Packets to & from Ryde, Portsmouth, Southsea, Portsea & Stokes Bay every hour during the summer months ; & in the winter from six to eight times a day ; also to & from Ryde, Cowes Southampton |