Ventnor
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Ventnor books (3 available)
- 5 photos on Ventnor appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Ventnor
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Ventnor memories
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Ventnor
I was born in Ventnor and although I have lived in Kent for many years Ventnor will always be "My home".
Contributed by valerie hickman
Isle Of Wight memories
Ventnor
I was born in Ventnor and although I have lived in Kent for many years Ventnor will always be "My home".
A memory of Ventnor contributed by valerie hickman
Grandmother's abode
At the bottom of the hill on the right I believe that tall building belonged to the local bakers. The low building next to it - this side of the bakers - is a thatched cottage where my grandmother lived. My mother grew up here. The cottage housed around 3/4 families but it has now been made into one home. Over the years the thatched cottage has also been a restaurant. I visited my grandparents many times at this cottage.
A memory of Wroxall contributed by M Allen
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 Brown's as was the canoe lake next door. Browns made the most delicious ice cream, very welcome after following the grown-ups around the pitch and putt course. Oh the joy when I was deemed old enough to have a putter, ball and score card of my own!
A memory of Sandown contributed by Eileen Hammond
Extracts From Ventnor & Isle Of Wight books
A sheltered location and mild
climate have brought generations of
holidaymakers to Ventnor. The town
lies at the foot of an 800ft hill
with gradients in some streets of 1
in 4. This shelter aids the growth
of luxuriant vegetation in the steep
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".
This is the capital of the Undercliff. Its popularity is due to the remarkable salubrity of its climate, and the singular beauty of its situation. Forty years ago, its few inhabitants were nearly all fishermen. Now we have hotels, churches, shops, cottages and villas in every conceivable style and every outrageous shape. From the Esplanade there extends a fine pier, erected in 1887, from which steamboat excursions may be made.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Seaside".
This panoramic view over Ventnor
gives an idea of the steepness of the
town. As one Victorian commented,
‘nature never meant herself here to
be laid out in streets, and eligible
plots of building land have to be
taken as they can be found on the
steep slopes’.
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".