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Ryde

Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census.[1] Its growth as a seaside resort came after the villages of Upper Ryde and Lower Ryde were merged in the 19th century, as can still be seen in the town's central and seafront architecture. The resort's expansive sands are revealed at low tide. Their width means the regular ferry service to the mainland requires a long listed pier – the fourth longest in the United Kingdom, and the oldest surviving.[2]

For other uses, see Ryde (disambiguation).

Ryde

24,096 (2021 Census)

SZ591923

England

United Kingdom

RYDE

PO33

01983

Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

History[edit]

In 1782 numerous bodies of men, women and children from HMS Royal George, which sank suddenly at Spithead, were washed ashore at Ryde. Many were buried on land that is now occupied by the Esplanade. A memorial to them was erected in June 2004.[3]


There are a series of Regency and Victorian buildings in the town with important buildings such as All Saints' Church, designed by the eminent George Gilbert Scott, and Ryde Town Hall, which was completed in 1831.[4] Up until the pier was opened in 1814, ferry passengers landing at low tide were brought almost half a mile into the shore by horse and cart.[4]

(1940–2022), a TV screenwriter (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em), attended Ryde Secondary Modern School.

Raymond Allen

(1905–1981), artist and author, was born in Ryde.

Iris Brooke

(1824–1901), the soldier after whom the belt was named, lived the last years of his life in a house called Argosy in East Hill Road.

Sam Browne

(1821–1895), barrister and Liberal member of Parliament, lived at Westfield House.

Sir Charles Clifford, 4th Baronet

(born 1987), sailor, was educated at Ryde School with Upper Chine.

Seb Clover

(born 1935), actor, currently lives in Ryde.

Melvyn Hayes

(1819–1884), a Victorian photographer and daguerreotypist, worked and died in Ryde.

Cornelius Jabez Hughes

(1801–1882), a colonial administrator, was educated in Ryde and resided at Appley Towers.

William Hutt

(born 1952), conspiracy theorist, broadcaster and author, lives in Ryde.

David Icke

(born 1958), a Level 42 musician originally from Gurnard, opened a pub in Union Street in the 1980s.

Mark King

(1856–1928), painter, was born in Ryde.

Ida Lees

(1799–1875), obstetrician to Queen Victoria

Sir Charles Locock

(1869–1951), writer and naval officer, was born in Ryde.

F. G. Loring

(1818–1883) and his wife Jenny Marx (1814–1881) visited Ryde for health reasons in the summer of 1874, staying in Nelson Street.[15]

Karl Marx

(1954–2008), Hollywood director, was born in Ryde.

Anthony Minghella

(born 1957), cricketer, was born in Ryde.

Nicholas Morrill

(born 1943), writer, attended Ryde School and has written of his childhood in the town.

Philip Norman

(born 1988), internet personality, grew up in Ryde.

Adam Pacitti

(born 1983), professional road and track cyclist

Kieran Page

(1877–1959), economist, was born in Ryde.

A. C. Pigou

(1869–1948), historian, was born in Ryde.

Albert Pollard

(1938–2005), actor (Mr Bronson in Grange Hill; Star Wars), lived in Ryde and died there.

Michael Sheard

(1874–1914), a professional golfer, was born in Ryde.

Walter Toogood

(born 1949), military historian and detective fiction writer, taught history and politics at Ryde High School.

M. J. Trow

(1775/1776–1856), lawyer and one of the Six Clerks in Chancery, literary antiquary, collector and editor, moved in 1840 from Newport to Beldornie Tower, Pelham Field, Ryde, and set up the Beldornie Press there. Has a memorial tablet in St Thomas's Church.

Edward Vernon Utterson

(1781–1851), translator and author, moved in 1840 from Newport to Beldornie Tower, Pelham Field, Ryde. Has a memorial tablet in St Thomas's Church.

Sarah Elizabeth Utterson

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Ryde from the air

Ryde from the air

Map of Ryde from 1945

Map of Ryde from 1945

Ryde, seen from Ryde Pier and showing the twin spires

Ryde, seen from Ryde Pier and showing the twin spires

Ryde Marina

Ryde Marina

Ryde Lifeboat Station

. Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). 1911.

"Ryde" 

Ryde Social Heritage Group

Pictures of old Ryde

Ryde Old Postcards

Historic Ryde Society

Ryde Guide and Video