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Binstead, the Village c1955
Binstead, the Village c1955 Ref: B772003
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Year: 1973
Lydia and Wendy
I worked in the big hotel in Sandown, and a couple of hotels on the very seafront with two girls from Binstead, what fun we had, laughter and tears went together. I've lost touch with them but would love to hear what they are up to now and where they live. I remember Browns boating lake in Sandown, and one of the hotel managers on the front named Ken, and Itl the chipl who worked in the kitchen. The stadd were a very happy lot, Lydia and Wendy were very good friends to me, Wendy's mother worked in a shoe shop in Ryde, they lived opposite each other in a close at Binstead in council houses. I also took holidays at Brambles Chine Holiday Camp when I was very young, and remember the rambles across the downs and walking to Freshwater, they were such happy carefree days. I've always thought what a pretty place the Isle of Wight is, also visits to Osbourne House. So please, Wendy and Lydia, if you read this get in touch with me, I have lived in Malta 21 years now, by the sea in St Pauls Bay. The name of the big hotel in Sandown where we all met was called the Sandringham. Last edited: 28/07/2008 15:48 by Patricia Hamilton |
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Youthful Pranks (in Binstead)! 1958 - 1962
I am a 67 year old British citizen and have lived for over 40 years as a rock musician in Germany. I went to Ryde School in the 60s. After I left I was lonely living in London and used come back to the island most weekends - to my friends in - wait for it! of COURSE....in Binstead. I used to stay at the parents of my schoolfriend Ian Squire, Mr & Mrs Holmes-White. Ian went to Australia later. Sometimes I stayed at Major Carleton's villa where us boys used to slip out in the night and have wild parties near the beach with the Au Pair girls from the villa. My friend Brian Read from Ryde had an old car - very old. He used to drive around in it with up to 9 passengers. It was a SMALL car! On one occasion we were caught by a bobby, not very difficult when we had two passengers riding on the foot boards on each side of the car - and 9 inside! The magistrate fined us all four pounds as far as I remember. After this we were described in the local paper as looking like the "Keystone Cops" on a car chase!! (Film comedians in the 1920s.) I loved Binstead but have never been back unfortunately. I've just got internet and can't sleep It's the middle of the night. If anybody knows Brian Read please get in touch. I've been trying to find him for years. With loving greetings to a lovely village which has many memories of my younger years - Simon John Hornsby, Germany. Last edited: 09/06/2008 10:25 by Simon Hornsby |
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 Ryde, Railway Station c1955 (ref: R76028X) |
Year: 1970
An underground train on the Isle of Wight A memory of Ryde, Isle of Wight I went on a youth hostelling trip to the Isle of Wight in 1969 with my young brother Geoff and indulged our interest in trains by walking along the railway track of disused old steam train routes. However one memory that sticks out is the strange but true experience of riding on old London Transport tube trains which had been brought over to the Isle of Wight to run an electric train service from Ryde Pier to Shanklin. I took some colour photos which I still have all these forty years later and it looks to me as though the tube rains had been painted a sort of greeny-blue colour. It was an enjoyable short holiday mostly remembered for this odd experience of our journey on a tube train by the sea! Posted: 09/09/2008 21:24 by John Howard Norfolk |
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 Seaview, Pier Hotel 1918 (ref: 68262) |
Year: 1960
MY FIRST JOB A memory of Seaview, Isle of Wight I worked at the Pier Hotel in the summer of 1960. It was my first job. I was a commis waiter ..didn't really like it at all...but I was billeted out at a nearby village. I had my first drunk drinking scrumpy mixed with cheap red wine with Italian waiters from the hotel in the pub in Seaview..an experience which brought me great suffering and required my taking the next day off work in order that I would not die ! I also was fortunate to meet a lovely Dutch young woman,Riet Berendsen, 4 years my senior, who was an au pair girl at the hotel. We kissed and held hands on the sea wall. We saw each other briefly in London after the summer but I was too immature for things to progress any further...oh to turn the clock back !! Posted: 28/01/2008 03:12 by Dylan Rivis |
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 East Cowes, the Floating Bridge c1955 (ref: E139007) |
Year: 1961
Going to School A memory of East Cowes, Isle of Wight I have lived in Australia now for over 40 years. I still have very fond memories of my walk from Grenville Close to West Cowes High school as a 13yr old. The floating bridge was where I had my first smoke and my first kiss!!!! How I miss East Cowes and its natural beauty, if you were at West Cowes High school in 1961 - 1964 drop me a line. clemo10@iprimus.com.au Last edited: 10/09/2006 19:17 by Steve Clements |
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