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Alverstone Garden Village, Isle Of Wight

Alverstone Garden Village maps

Historic maps of Alverstone Garden Village and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Alverstone Garden Village maps

Alverstone Garden Village map

Historic map of Alverstone Garden Village

Isle Of Wight map

Illustrated Victorian map of Isle Of Wight

Alverstone Garden Village map

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Alverstone Garden Village photos

We have no photos of Alverstone Garden Village, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Newchurch, Sandown, Lake, Arreton, Brading, Shanklin, Yaverland, Luccombe, Wroxall, Godshill

Alverstone Garden Village books

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Isle of Wight Photographic Memories
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£14

Isle of Wight Living Memories
Paperback
£14

Alverstone Garden Village books
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Memories of Alverstone Garden Village

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Isle Of Wight memories

The Londoner rickt@pdq.net

I wonder if any one remembers the cockney kid Fred, who moved into "The Elms" back in 55 at the wonderful age of 15, went to school in Sandown for almost a year until graduation, ended up with the Royal Mail until I eventually returned to London went on to Manchester and then the rest of the world in the oil... [more]

Shared on 06 March 2009 by Frederick Townend.

Summer Holidays

Many of my childhood summer holidays were spent at Sandown.  We usually stayed at Mrs. Woodnutt's hotel in Carter Street.  Mr. Woodnutt hired out the deck chairs on Sandown Beach.  He also kept ferrets and I was allowed to go and help him look after them.  One of our family's favourite places was the miniature golf course pictured.  It was called... [more]

Shared on 04 October 2006 by Eileen Hammond.

Grandad's war days and our family hols

My grandfather was stationed on the island "During the War"and was very friendly with a family from Arreton called Hendy. The mother's name was Lil and the father was affectionally called"Tit" (because he was quite small). After the war, my gramps and all the family visited Aunt Lil and Uncle Tit quite frequently. Tit grew his own veg in a back... [more]

Shared on 04 March 2008 by Joanne Fisk.

An Arreton childhood

I lived in Arreton from birth until my marriage.  My family consisted of Dad and Mum, my sister Gill, my paternal grandparents and a retired infant teacher Miss Muskett. She taught me at home before I began school at the village CE school where I remained from 1936-1942.  Headmaster was Mr White known to us all as Skipper White. At school... [more]

Shared on 03 February 2007 by Pat Phillips.

Extracts From Alverstone Garden Village & Isle Of Wight books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Alverstone Garden Village, inspired by Frith photos.

Cowes Town and City Memories

At the top of the High Street on the right is the Cowes Advertiser office, but just before that is the NSPCC charity shop. It was once Shergold's grocery, and still has beautiful tiles on the walls. Next door to that is Joliffe's shoe shop, established 1853, now closed, which has a handsome decorated tiled and stained glass front. On the right in Beckford Road is... [more]

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Cowes Town and City Memories

The High Street leads to Shooters Hill, which was once a very swampy area. The buildings are shaped here to follow the curve of the road. The first shop on the right is now a florist. Morgans, 'Complete House Furnishers', has become the Alamo restaurant and bar. Opposite from the bottom of the hill up, are Chiverton's Newsagents, Bath Travel, an Italian restaurant... [more]

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Cowes Town and City Memories

Opposite the Vectis Tavern is Terminus Road, where the Newport to Cowes Railway Company built its station in 1862. The last train from Cowes ran in 1966, and all traces of the station have disappeared. Past the Vectis Tavern was the National Provincial Bank. The Commercial Inn still stands, but is now Murrays Seafood Restaurant, favoured by many yachtsmen. Next door to Murrays was... [more]

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