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Historic maps of Arreton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Arreton maps
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Arreton books
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Cowes Town and City Memories
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Isle of Wight Photographic Memories
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Isle of Wight Living Memories
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Memories of Arreton
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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
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
Isle Of Wight memories
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
I lived in Newport with my Mom Gladys, Father Jock and sisters Tina, Trisha and Jacky. We lived in Prospect Road for many years. My fondest memories are of meeting the gang in The Town Square outside "Mary Lambs" wearing our "Teddy Suits" and showing off to the girls and people staring at us from the buses waiting for passengers. We... [more]
Shared on 30 October 2009
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
I first used to cycle to this school - which was split between Newport Priory Boys' Secondary Modern School and Carisbrooke Grammar School - in 1961. The long, low building to the left of the picture was the Priory Boys' School, the taller building to the right was the Grammar.
Every day I cycled from my home in Clatterford Road, round... [more]
Shared on 17 February 2009
I was born in 1942 and brought up in Walthamstow in NE London. We were a working class family and Dad always managed to provide us with 2 weeks' holiday somewhere. How we came to holiday in Wroxall is still a bit of a mystery. Neither Mum nor Dad had ever been to the Isle of Wight before. In August 1952... [more]
Shared on 14 October 2009
Extracts From Arreton & Isle Of Wight books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Arreton, inspired by Frith photos.
At one time, elegant Victorian terraced houses, which were built between l835 and l857, graced the Parade. Apart from the last two terraced houses, these were demolished in the 1930s. In their place the Osborne Court apartments were built in Art Deco style just before the Second World War; they were used as a naval base during the war. Almost next door is the Royal London Yacht Club, which was formed in London in 1878. Part of this... [more]
This is an extract from Cowes Town and City Memories.
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At the east end of the Parade, by the last slipway, is the Island Sailing Club (left), which was founded in 1889, and is amongst the largest in the world. Upholding the ideas of emancipation, it was one of the first to admit women. The Duke of Edinburgh is an eminent member of this club. Next to the club, on the corner of... [more]
This is an extract from Cowes Town and City Memories.
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been refurbished in May 2001, it is an attractive restaurant called the Globe. Nearby stands the Royal Marine Hotel (26187, centre, and
This is an extract from Cowes Town and City Memories.
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