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Wight Collection (page 7)

Background imageWight Collection: Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall, seat of the Richard Edgcumbe

Mount Edgcumbe, Cornwall, seat of the Richard Edgcumbe, 2nd Earl of Edgcumbe. Castellated mansion with octagonal towers and French and English gardens

Background imageWight Collection: Swainston Manor, Isle of Wight, seat of Sir Fitzwilliam

Swainston Manor, Isle of Wight, seat of Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 10th baronet. Built in the 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by John Gendall from Rudolph

Background imageWight Collection: Dunster Castle, Somerset, seat of John Fowles Luttrell

Dunster Castle, Somerset, seat of John Fowles Luttrell. Motte and bailey castle built by William de Mohun, later a country house

Background imageWight Collection: Christmas Tableaux Vivants by royal grandchildren

Christmas Tableaux Vivants by royal grandchildren
Christmas Tableaux Vivants by Queen Victorias grandchildren at Osborne House, Isle of Wight - Christmas with the Queen. 1898

Background imageWight Collection: Scene during Cowes Week, Leaving the Squadron Castle

Scene during Cowes Week, Leaving the Squadron Castle. 1902

Background imageWight Collection: Whippingham Church, Isle of Wight

Whippingham Church, Isle of Wight

Background imageWight Collection: The Reredos, Whippingham Church, Isle of Wight

The Reredos, Whippingham Church, Isle of Wight. The Last Supper

Background imageWight Collection: Aboard the Morning Star yacht at Cowes, Isle of Wight

Aboard the Morning Star yacht at Cowes, Isle of Wight - the Pageant of the Century. 1911

Background imageWight Collection: Westland Wessex passenger aircraft

Westland Wessex passenger aircraft G-ABVB, of the Portsmouth, Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation Co, also known as the Spithead Ferry. Date: circa 1932

Background imageWight Collection: Sea View Yacht Club House at night, Isle of Wight

Sea View Yacht Club House at night, Isle of Wight
Sea View Yacht Club House at night, Seaview village, Isle of Wight. Date: circa 1908

Background imageWight Collection: Reapers at work with scythes, Isle of Wight

Reapers at work with scythes, Isle of Wight
Reapers at work with scythes at harvest time, in a field on the Isle of Wight. Date: 1922

Background imageWight Collection: The Lift, Shanklin, Isle of Wight

The Lift, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Date: early 20th century

Background imageWight Collection: Engagement of British Fleet and Spanish Armada

Engagement of British Fleet and Spanish Armada
Engagement of the British Fleet and the Spanish Armada off the Isle of Wight, 25 July 1588. 1588

Background imageWight Collection: America yacht winning at Cowes, 1851

America yacht winning at Cowes, 1851
The America yacht winning at Cowes in 1851. 1851

Background imageWight Collection: Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Ventnor, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: The Needles, Isle of Wight

The Needles, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Steephill Cove, Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Steephill Cove, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Shanklin Chine, Isle of Wight

Shanklin Chine, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Old church at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight

Old church at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight

Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Esplanade at Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Esplanade at Ventnor, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Coast at Ventnor, Isle of Wight

Coast at Ventnor, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight

Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Bonchurch Pond, Isle of Wight

Bonchurch Pond, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight

Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight

Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight. circa 1880

Background imageWight Collection: Royal visit to Ireland, 1849

Royal visit to Ireland, 1849
A front page of The Illustrated London News, featuring an article on Queen Victorias royal visit to Ireland in 1849. The embarkation of the Queen at Osborne, Isle of Wight

Background imageWight Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 459

Curtis British Entomology Plate 459
Lepidoptera: Nonagria vectis Curtis = Rhizedra lutosa (Isle of Wight Wainscot. The identity is fairly obvious, although the synonym is omitted from the standard Check Lists) [Plant

Background imageWight Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 349

Curtis British Entomology Plate 349
Hymenoptera: Coelioxys vectis (Isle of Wight Coelioxys) [Plant: Spergularia media or S. marina (Sea Spurry Sandwort)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageWight Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 265

Curtis British Entomology Plate 265
Hymenoptera: Myrmecina latreillii = Myrmecina graminicola (Isle of Wight Ant) [Plant: Lathyrus sylvestris (Wild Lathyrus)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageWight Collection: King Edward VII and Tsar Nicholas II

King Edward VII and Tsar Nicholas II
Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and Tsar Ncholas and the Tsarina with their families at Barton Manor, Isle of Wight. Date: August 1909

Background imageWight Collection: Edgar Percival EP-9 Prospector G-APLP

Edgar Percival EP-9 Prospector G-APLP (msn 35), of Crop Culture (Aerial) Ltd, at Bembridge, Isle of Wight. First flown on Class B markings as G-43-8 on 19.3.1958

Background imageWight Collection: Tipsy B G-AFKP

Tipsy B G-AFKP (msn 05), at Cowes (Somerton) on the Isle of Wight, circa 1949. Built in 1938 as a Tipsy B, with a smaller rudder and lower all-up weight

Background imageWight Collection: Airspeed AS. 5 Courier G-ADAY

Airspeed AS. 5 Courier G-ADAY
Airspeed AS.5 Courier G-ADAY (msn 27), of Portsmouth Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation (PSIOWA). Due to persistent maintenance problems with the retractable undercarriage

Background imageWight Collection: Looking down on the walls of Carisbrooke Castle, near Newport, Isle of Wight, England

Looking down on the walls of Carisbrooke Castle, near Newport, Isle of Wight, England, a Norman castle built on the site of several much earlier fortresses. Date: late 11th century

Background imageWight Collection: Smart launch - Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Smart launch - Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
circa 1910s

Background imageWight Collection: A couple strolling along Hope Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight

A couple strolling along Hope Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - snapped in classic walking photograph style... 1931

Background imageWight Collection: The Bats Wing - Godshill, Isle of Wight, Hampshire

The Bats Wing - Godshill, Isle of Wight, Hampshire
The Bats Wing - Tearoom and Gifts and Antiques shop at Godshill, Isle of Wight, Hampshire. circa 1930s

Background imageWight Collection: Shankin Beach, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1910s

Shankin Beach, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWight Collection: Alfred, Lord Tennysons House at Freshwater, Isle of Wight

Alfred, Lord Tennysons House at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: 1910

Background imageWight Collection: Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Cowes - Royal Yacht Squadron

Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Cowes - Royal Yacht Squadron in foreground Date: circa 1920s

Background imageWight Collection: Highcliffe Hotel - Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire

Highcliffe Hotel - Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire Date: 1926

Background imageWight Collection: Prince Albert, Princess Mary and Prince Edward

Prince Albert, Princess Mary and Prince Edward
Prince Albert George (1895-1952) (later King George VI (on left)), Prince Edward (1894-1972) (later Edward VIII (on right)) with their sister Princess Mary (1897-1965)

Background imageWight Collection: GARIBALDI / TENNYSON

GARIBALDI / TENNYSON
Garibaldi visits England : he calls on the poet Tennyson at Farringford, on the Isle of Wight. Date: April 1864

Background imageWight Collection: CHILDREN AT SEASIDE 1886

CHILDREN AT SEASIDE 1886
Children building a sandcastle on the beach at Sandown, Isle of Wight. Date: 1886

Background imageWight Collection: ISLE OF WIGHT / COWES 1830

ISLE OF WIGHT / COWES 1830
Isle of Wight: Cowes Date: circa 1830

Background imageWight Collection: A PHOTOGRAPH EXPEDITION

A PHOTOGRAPH EXPEDITION
Amateur photographers liked to go on expeditions, comparing notes : here, photographers look for picturesque subjects in Shanklin Chine, on the Isle of Wight Date: circa 1895

Background imageWight Collection: Carisbrooke Castle

Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, from the main entrance. Where Charles I was imprisioned prior to his trial in 1649. Date: 1885



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