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Brighstone memories
Read and share memories of Brighstone and Isle Of Wight inspired by Frith photos
Going to school
I walked past these houses every day to and from school from 1956 to 1959 when my family lived at Marsh Green.
Contributed by Bronen Hebblethwaite
Our House!
Our house is the second left and I was about 8 when this was taken. The field in front of the houses is now the site of the Methodist Chapel.
Contributed by Andy Thompson
Isle Of Wight memories
Going to school
I walked past these houses every day to and from school from 1956 to 1959 when my family lived at Marsh Green.
A memory of Brighstone contributed by Bronen Hebblethwaite
Our House!
Our house is the second left and I was about 8 when this was taken. The field in front of the houses is now the site of the Methodist Chapel.
A memory of Brighstone contributed by Andy Thompson
Extracts From Brighstone & Isle Of Wight books
Brading’s Bull Ring is a legacy of the barbaric tradition of bull-baiting, where a
tethered animal would be attacked by a succession of dogs. All that remains is a
wide open space and the tethering ring.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".
Passengers disembark for their holiday on the Isle of
Wight. Many return - as Queen Victoria did - year
after year. Exploring the dramatic coastline, pastoral
countryside and delightful towns and villages never fails
to make for a memorable holiday.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".
The ferry from the mainland prepares to dock and unload its cargo of
motor vehicles and foot passengers. The vessel crosses from Lymington in
Hampshire, and offers one of the shortest passages across the Solent.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".
Yarmouth’s pier is functional rather than
decorative, a place to fish or simply to sit
and watch the mainland ferries. It was
built originally as a landing stage for local
boats and ships.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".
A strange tale relates how many of the ancient charters of
the town were lost for ever. A ship’s captain, drunk after
a Court Leet dinner in 1784, stole what he thought
was a case of wine as he returned to his ship. When
he discovered that the case was full of books, he threw
them overboard, consigning many of Yarmouth’s historical
records to the bottom of the sea.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".