Ryde Pubs the 2nd edition. was
published
by Kena Publishing of Ryde and printed by Prontaprint of Newport, Isle
of Wight. It is now sadly out of print.
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Below are a selection of photographs from the book. Happy Viewing!
| The Lake Huron during the early part of the 20th century. Remarkably, the pub survives. |
| The London Hotel, now sadly gone, its memory carries on, the block of sheltered flats for the elderly that was built on its site is called "The London". |
| The original Star during the 19th century, it was demolished in a Victorian redevelopment scheme and its successor rebuilt on the corner of Star Street and High Street. |
| The Royal Pier Hotel, demolished in the early 1930's to allow better traffic access from the bottom of Union Street onto the Esplanade. |
| The Prince of Wales, now demolished and a replica built on its site, housing an electricity showroom, a real character pub lost to Ryde. |
| The Royal Standard, situated at the bottom of Union Road with its junction with Castle Street. The building survives today, little changed |
| The Terminus, closed in 1984 and now a private residence. This photo shows it in its original state before the road bridge was built against its right hand side over the railway line. |
| This is one of my favourites, the Waterman's
Arms, tucked
away in South Street, Ryde and closed in the mid 1920's. The
right
hand side was a general purpose grocers shop and the left the
bar.
The landlord was a man called Frank Bible. |