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The logo was drawn by Lynne Phillips from a design on the two shelters on Ryde Pier, and digitised by Depth. 

The original cast iron Sea Serpent the logo is based on.

Links to other sites

Local Website Links

Eve Designs Limited - accessibility website design specialist and producer of this website

Ann's page - Ann Barrett has researched IOW Genealogy and set up a very useful database of historical information

Brading Roman Villa - does what it says on the tin.............. 

Carisbrooke Castle Museum - ditto..........

Cowes Heritage - online shop and contact details

Heritage100 - quirky artefacts around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and where to see them for yourself.

I Love Ryde - a website for locals and visitors .

Insula Vecta - Kevin Mitchell's homepage - mainly island pubs and brewers 

Island Eye - everything you always wanted to know about what's happening on the Isle of Wight..........

Isle of WIght County Record Office

Isle of Wight History website - locally run Isle of Wight History website

Isle of Wight Industrial Archaeology Society

Isle of Wight Photographers - a database of IOW Photographers from 1840 to 1940

Isle of Wight Steam Railway

Liberty's Cafe Bar

Ryde Carnival - website of the oldest carnival in England, which Queen Victoria and her family came to see

Ryde Castle hotel - built 1833/34 HRS is grateful for the support of Ryde Castle Hotel

Ryde Social Heritage Group -  a website featuring research into the lives of people buried in Ryde Cemetery, and general history of Ryde

Southern Life (UK) - a history of  villages of Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

Ventnor Local History

Vernon Square - website of a beautiful Regency and Victorian Garden in the centre of Ryde - an oasis of calm..........

Wootton Bridge Historical

UK websites

Darwin's Pigeons - Victorian Pigeon Club website - would have been popular in 19th century Ryde!

Historic Food with Ivan Day - who helped us to identify the usefulness of 'Jack', the spit, or bottle jack, recently donated to the Heritage Centre.

Some of our Supporters

Annuity Direct

Casati House

Chic Antique

The Chocolate Apothecary - yummy.....!

Depth Ltd

Gibbs and Gurnell

Hovertravel

I Love Ryde

Just Home

The Orrery -  The Donald McGill postcard museum

Richwood's Furniture Store

Smith & Stephenson

Style of Wight - the Island's inspirational lifestyle magazine 

Wightsight

International Web sites

The Ryde District Historical Society - Welcome to the web site of the Ryde District Historical Society Inc. and Family History Study Group New South Wales Australia

SonicRun.com

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