Wight Collection (page 11)

Giant hovercraft under construction, Isle of Wight
Giant SRN4 hovercraft under construction, Isle of Wight, September 1967. The 100-ton vessel was designed to cross the English Channel in 20 minutes carrying 500 people, or 246 people and 30 cars

Godshill Village and Church, Isle of Wight
A view of the Godshill Village and Church, Isle of Wight featuring The Hollies Tea Gardens (on the right, past the tree). Date: circa 1910s

Newport Guildhall
The imposing Guildhall building at Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1950s

Robert Dingley
ROBERT DINGLEY Puritan churchman, rector of Brixton, Isle of Wight. Date: 1619 - 1660

MARY READ (102+)
MARY READ Resident of West Cowes, Isle of Wight, twice married, mother of eleven : she lived 102, perhaps 104 years, and visited Victoria at Osborne Date: 1749? - 1851

Edward Vii / Cowes / Vf 1894
Edward VII with yachting companions at Cowes, Isle of Wight Date: 1894

Isle of Wight, Newport 1908
Isle of Wight: Newport 1908

William Cowper / Eartham
WILLIAM COWPER English poet in his favourite seat at Eartham, looking towards the Isle of Wight, surrounded by other writers Date: 1731 - 1800

Tennyson IoW study ext
Alfred lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892) English poets study in Farringford, Isle of Wight, seen from the garden

Tennyson IoW study int
Alfred lor Tennyson (1809 - 1892) English poets study in Farringford, Isle of Wight

Using Scaffolding / 1845
Putting up scaffolding on Barton House, Isle of Wight Date: 1845

Isle of Wight / Carisbrook
Isle of Wight: Carisbrooke Castle, the gate Date: 18th Century

WW2 era - Home front, Three women on holiday - Isle of Wight Date: circa early 1940s

Ventnor - Isle of Wight - looking east Date: 1909

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Uniforms
Staff and inmate uniforms at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - School room
Partitioned classroom seating at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight
A cell at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation. Date: circa 1847

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Chapel
Interior of chapel at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation

A new Wealden dragon - remains of an extinct animal
Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight. Engraving from the Illustrated London News showing a selection of dinosaur bones discovered in the Isle of Wight by the Rev. W. Fox

King George V as a yachtsman at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1924

Steam engine Fishbourne of the Southern Railway, named after Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight. Date: circa 1930s

Wight Quadruplane single-seat fighter, completed in August 1916, serial no. N546 (the only one ever made). It underwent several modifications before being rejected. Date: circa 1917

Wight Trainer Seaplane first of only two built Although rejected, this aircraft could be considered the worlds first type specifically designed for training

Wight Quadruplane Fighter built to an RFC need is seen here in its final form at Marlesham Heath in Spring 1917

St Catherines Lighthouse, Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight
St Catherines Lighthouse, Niton and Whitwell, near Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1900s

Holidaymakers at the Seaside, Thought to be at Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1960s

Man Getting Changed on the Beach, Thought to be at Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1960s

Brook Village, Thought to be at Brighstone, Isle of Wight
Brook Village, Thought to be at Brighstone, near Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1910s

Southern Railway Paddle Steamer Southsea, Sandown, Isle of W
Southern Railway Paddle Steamer Southsea, Sandown, near Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England. Showing Sandown Pier Date: 1930s

Public House, Unknown, Isle of Wight, England. Advertising Worthington Always & Simmonds Ales Date: 1920s

Salterns Road, Seaview, Isle of Wight
Salterns Road, Seaview, near Ryde, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1905

Chine Hill, Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Chine Hill, Shanklin, near Sandown, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1911

The Undercliff, Blackgang, Isle of Wight
The Undercliff, Blackgang, near Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1908

Main Road, Brighstone, Isle of Wight
Main Road, Brighstone, Newport, near Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1930s

Walkers Lane, Shorwell, Isle of Wight
Walkers Lane, Shorwell, Newport, near Brighstone, Isle of Wight, England. Showing the Crown Inn Date: 1907

Horse-drawn Carriage with Holidaymakers, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England. Showing Horse & Carriage Date: 1890s

Entrance to The Chine, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1920s

Jazz Band, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Jazz Band, East Cowes, near Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1900s

The Village, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight
The Village, Bonchurch, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1930s

The Village & Beach, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight
The Village & Beach, Freshwater Bay, Freshwater, near Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1910s

The Town from Meedres Down, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
The Town from Meedres Down, Freshwater, near Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1910s

The Parade, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
The Parade, Freshwater, near Easton, Isle of Wight, England. View looking East Date: 1900s

The Town & Pier, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
The Town & Pier, Ventnor, near Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1900s

The Beach, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight
The Beach, Freshwater Bay, Freshwater, near Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Showing Bathing Huts Date: 1910s

Harbour, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
Harbour, Yarmouth, near Totland, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1930s

A Storm, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
A Storm, Freshwater, near Easton, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1900s

The Village, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
The Village, Freshwater, near Easton, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1900s

Freshwater Bay, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
Freshwater Bay, Freshwater, near Easton, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1900s

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