LR-18364 - Ryde Town Hall mark II entrance, Ryde Town hall has had a chequered history and this is the lamp between two Doric columns on the second town hall (the original is on the opposite side of the road). The current building was used by Medina Borough council as it's offices until both Medina and South Councils merged to become the Isle of Wight County council. Prior to this it was used (to the best of my knowledge by Ryde Borough council). The property has gone through a number of changes in use including a music venue more recently and known as 'The Venue' the acoustics are terrible, the crowd capacity is limited to under 500 and is on the first floor which involves you clambering up an un-reasonable amount of stairs to get there. The clock tower perch on top is on the wobble but apart from all that it does have a very ornate light outside, which probably over the years has seen many a dispute, girls crying and all that other stuff that goes on outside.
The first Town hall designed and built by James Wyatt, the second has a small list of contributors;
1831 Design/Construction: as Town Hall & market house
James Sanderson - Architect
1869 Alteration: designed larger hall
Francis Newman - Architect
1869 Alteration: clock tower and exterior modified
Thomas Dashwood - Architect
A priceless treasure handed down through the years is the solid silver trowel used to lay the foundation Stone of Ryde Town Hall and Market House. This was given to the East Medina Lodge no 175 by Brother G Rendall, PM PPSGW, on January 21, 1880. It has been loaned to Historic Ryde Society by the Lodge and is now on display in Ryde District Heritage Centre.
The trowel was used twice - to lay the Foundation Stone in 1830, and the Copestone in 1831
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Saturday, 27 April 2013
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