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Ryde Pier |
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Old postcards are sometimes poorly produced and grainy, I've done my best to scan them.
Dates are from the card or my estimate (where possible). The maker of the card is shown in brackets (where available).
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I don't know the origin of this card, but the picture is certainly before 1880, prior to the railway being built, note the horse drawn tramway. |
Ferry arriving at Ryde Pier Head (undated). (Welch) |
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Early scene at Ryde Pierhead. (VL) |
A scene from 1905, showing the promenade pier. (National) |
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A Card from around 1907 showing the a busy scene off the Pier, and the buildings which once stood on its side. |
A view of the Pier Head showing all three piers, the railway, tramway and pedestrian, which comprised Ryde Pier. |
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A busy scene on Ryde Pier, about 1910. (LL) |
A view of the pier around the turn of the century taken from the Esplanade. Note the Victoria pier on the right, built around 1863 and demolished in the 1920's. (Frith) |
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A later (although undated) view of the Esplanade with a tow boat unloading. (Lilywhite) |
Another similar view to those above, probably late 1960's (after the electrification of the railway) |
