UPDATED.Located on Victoria Street, Ryde on the Isle of Wight Downing and Donovan (Ryde Garage) was the Standard Triumph area dealer on the island. UPDATE.We have looked at the 1939 Census for Downing and Donovan […]
I am really chuffed to have this through the letterbox this morning. This superb 144 page book follows on from the hugely successful DL Isle of Wight Motor Vehicles 1896-1939 and is called The Classic […]
Isle of Wight International Classic Car show. ‘Best in Show 2016’ winner a Standard ‘Big’ 12 presented by owner/restorer Keith Joiner. Less than a handful of this model remain and this car was actually […]
Average mileage these days is seen as 10,000 per year, yet back in 1961 our car VDL634 seemed to cover 12,262 miles in nine months (28-9-1961) – on the tiny piece of land called the […]
The site of Ryde Garage is now a car park. It is a particular shame as all the other houses seem to be exactly the same. The Methodist Church can be seen at the end of […]
A fabulous photo from 1960 showing clearly how near to the sea Ryde Garage on Victoria Street was. This elevated shot doesn’t necessarily show the hill towards the sea but Ryde Pier can clearly be […]
During a recent trip to the Isle of Wight we were able to visit the site of the Ryde Garage, Downing and Donovan and take a trip to the Records Office at Newport. We found new […]
Isle of Wight County Press. Friday, February 4, 2011 TWO Ryde-born sisters — daughters of well-known former High Street grocers — died within days of each other. Parkinson’s disease sufferer Leonora Josephine Tweedale died at The […]
Two fantastic period photos have been found showing the annual Ryde carnival. The carnival took place around the exact time Rosie was first shown in the Downing and Donovan showroom on Victoria Street in Ryde. […]
Ryde Garage, Downing and Donovan – from a Standard Triumph dealership in the sixties and seventies to a Lancia dealer in the 1980’s. After an appeal on Facebook for names – below are some that came […]
