My Old Gran, 1950s

A Memory of Ryde.

My name is Peter Smith. I have some wonderful memories of Ryde. The flying boats in East Cowes is one of them. The trams that ran through Ryde, before the underground stock was bought in from London. I remember being severly told off one day for stripping naked and jumping in the boating lake, bear in mind I was only about 7 or 8 I think, lol. I don't know if others would remember my gran, she worked in the greengrocers in the high street, and I can picture her always stood outside the shop front in her white overall/outfit. She was a jolly old soul and very well known as I remember. She was originally Smith, then Pink, then Bartlett, as she was married 3 times lol. Her last husband, Gus Bartlett as I knew him, was a prison officer at one time in Parkhurst, then I believe he joined the British Rail in the Isle of Wight. They lived in Green Street, Ryde. I lived in East Cowes, but have lovely memories of Ryde, and my visits. If anyone may remember my good old nan, it would be nice to hear from you.