Welcome to Cyril’s Page
Here we add fun things for children to learn about Ryde and its history. You will be helped by our friendly Sea Serpent Cyril. If you wish to see where we found Cyril, you'll have to look at the shelters on Ryde pier. There are quite a few on each shelter. Ryde has recently been presented with a new chain of office, which uses the serpents in the design. You can see a photograph of this new chain at the bottom of the Homepage, or learn more about the new chain here. There are also other interesting features on buildings around Ryde. Look out for them.
Did you know there's something in Ryde which has been in an episode of Doctor Who? You may pass it every time you go to the swimming pool. The Vera Lynn, a small boat now used for a floral display, appeared in an episode with Jon Pertwee, which was filmed partly on one of the forts in the Solent, and partly on the island! There were also sea serpents in it!
There are lots of other interesting things for you to look out for around the town - wall plaques advertising old shops, statues on roof-tops and pineapples - all of which appear in Union Street! There are wall plaques in other streets around the town, a tiny dog kennel in the car park of the Esplanade Garage, and lots of faces looking down at you from the Royal Esplanade Hotel. What else can you find? Let us know if you've spotted anything interesting on your walks!
There is a gallery called Where is it? on the site. Have a look at the Gallery dropdown menu and select - Where is it?
This has photographs of unusual things you can see in Ryde.
Do you know where they are?
This photograph shows three girls, playing with a skipping rope and a doll's pram in Spencer Road, Ryde about a hundred years ago.
