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Historic maps of Porchfield and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Porchfield maps
Porchfield photos
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Displaying 2 of 2 books about Porchfield and the local area. View all Porchfield books
Isle of Wight Photographic Memories
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Isle of Wight Living Memories
Paperback
£14
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Memories of Porchfield
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My aunt and uncle ran the New Inn in the 1930s and 1940s, possibly before.
Their names were Patrick Huston and Annie Huston. Also living with them in the early 1940s were my grandmother, Mary Evans, and my Auntie Lou. I lived in Portsmouth and remember being sent by my parents at the outbreak of war in 1939 as they thought... [more]
Shared on 07 August 2009
My late mother told me that she was related to Miss White, daughter of the Rev. Richard Walton White. His daughter left the manor and or land to Captain Macpherson in 1911. Although we have no claims on this family, we have no first names of Miss White or Captain Macpherson's nephew for our family tree. Any historical history and or... [more]
Shared on 05 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
Extracts From Porchfield & Isle Of Wight books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Porchfield, inspired by Frith photos.
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]
This is an extract from Cowes Town and City Memories.
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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]
This is an extract from Cowes Town and City Memories.
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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]
This is an extract from Cowes Town and City Memories.
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