Wight Collection (page 13)

Blitz in London -- Tottenham Court Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters in action at the scene of a fire in Tottenham Court Road, 24 September 1940. Date: 1940

Bloodhound racing yacht, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Bloodhound racing yacht (or yawl), off Cowes, Isle of Wight. Owned by the British Royal Family from 1962 to 1969. Date: 1960s

Liner Narrung in a gale by G. H. Davis
The Christmas gale: beaten back by the sea. How the P&O liner Narrung was forced back by huge waves off Ushant, Brittany. Showing the vessels position before she met the huge waves

Railways - Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight
Ryde Sheds, Isle of Wight. SR W 25 " Godshill" in front of SR W 9 " Fishbourne" (Southern Region named trains after Isle of Wight place names). Date: early 1930s

Setting spinnakers on board a yacht at Cowes, IOW
Setting spinnakers on board a racing yacht during the Regatta at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1914

Yachts Meteor and White Heather at Cowes, IOW
Yachts Meteor (belonging to Kaiser Wilhelm II) and White Heather (belonging to Mr Myles Kennedy) at sea during the Cowes Regatta, Isle of Wight. They were taking part in the 23-metre class. Date: 1914

Miss Eileen Legge water skiing or surf riding at Shanklin
Miss Eileen Legge seen surf-riding - an early form of water skiing - being pulled by a motor boat at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. Date: 1928

Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Scene outside the Royal Yacht Squadron building at Cowes, Isle of Wight

Sunbathers on beach, Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Sunbathers on the beach at Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Date: 1936

Seaside view, Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Seaside view at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, showing the beach, the pier and the sea from the top of the cliff. Date: 1936

Street scene in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, with pedestrians, traffic, and streamers across the main road, probably to celebrate the accession of King George VI. Date: 1936

Marriage of Princess Beatrice: Osborne House
The scene at Osborne House, Queen Victorias residence on the Isle of Wight, showing the marquees and guests on the lawn after the wedding of Princess Beatrice

Queen Victoria & Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
Photograph showing Queen Victoria sitting in a pony trap or carriage accompanied by her grandaughter Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein at Osborne House, Isle of Wight in 1892. Date: 1892

John Wight - 2
JOHN WIGHT printer Date: circa 1550

John Wight - 3
JOHN WIGHT printer Date: circa 1550

Wilkes Home
WILKESs cottage on the Isle of Wight Date: circa 1790

Cowes Week Regatta - Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1908

Hampshire - Cowes, Isle of Wight - The Pontoon. (see: 10909671 for the departure of a very similar vessel for Cowes from Lymington) Date: circa 1910s

Cowes Club Cup Yacht Race - Celebrated Yacht America
The yacht America which wins the sailing match at Cowes for the Club Cup : the race will hereinafter be known as the Americas Cup race. Date: circa 1905

Newport, Isle of Wight - Greetings from ladies of Newport ! Date: 1907

Union Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Date: circa 1910

Yacht Racing - Isle of Wight off Ryde Pier. Big Classic Yachts saling under the International handicap rule established in 1907

East and West Cowes, Isle of Wight
View of East and West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: 1894

Entrance to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of Wight
The entrance to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1910s

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England View from the East Cliff Date: 1902

Carisbrooke Castle - View through the Gatehouse Arch
Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England - View through the Gatehouse Arch Date: circa 1930s

Coloured cliffs, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1920s

St. Catherines Lighthouse, Isle of Wight Date: circa 1930s

Esplanade and Gardens, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England - seen by night Date: circa 1930s

The Cascade - Ventnor, Isle of Wight Date: circa 1930s

Winkle Street - Calbourne, Isle of Wight Date: circa 1910s

Cowes, Isle of Wight - Royal Yacht Squadron Slipway
Cowes, Isle of Wight - off the Royal Yacht Squadron Slipway. Date: circa 1910s

Saint Catherines Oratory - Isle of Wight, Hampshire - found on St Catherines Hill, overlooking Chale Bay. Formerly part of a small chapel and also used as a lighthouse. Date: circa 1910s

Airspeed AS5 Courier, G-ADAY, of Portsmouth Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation

Aerial view of St Catherines Lighthouse, Isle of Wight

Aerial view of Cowes, Isle of Wight

Aerial view of Ryde, Isle of Wight

Aerial view of Freshwater, Isle of Wight

Aerial view of Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Westland SRN6, SR-N6-130, of Hovertravel, crossing between Ryde, Isle of Wight, and Gosport

O E Simmonds aerial view of Sandown Isle of Wight
O.E. Simmonds aerial view of Sandown, Isle of Wight

Britten-Norman BN2A-25 Islander G-BDPR over the Needle
Britten-Norman BN2A-25 Islander, G-BDPR, over the Needles, Isle of Wight

Britten-Norman BN2A Islander G-BCEJ over the Isle of Wight
Britten-Norman BN2A Islander, G-BCEJ, over the Isle of Wight

Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-ALDM Hero in BOAC markings
Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-ALDM, Hero, in BOAC markings over the Needles, Isle of Wight

Collecting fossils on a field trip to Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight

Raper drawing No. 5
View of SW coast of the Isle of Wight, 1. St Catherines Point; 2. the Needle Point. Painting by George Raper, 1789

Isle of Wight amber
Spider in Isle of Wight amber. Lower Cretaceous about 130 million years old. Borrowed from Museum of Isle of Wight Geology

Prince of Wales with King George V & Queen Mary
Edward, Prince of Wales (1894-1972), pictured with his parents, King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary at the Royal Naval College at Osborne on the Isle of Wight. Date: c. 1911

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