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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
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 garden, I remember picking pea swads for him when I visited. They had a daughter called Ena (can't remember her husband's name) and a grandson called Ralph. Ralph, my mum said, worked for a garage somewhere in Sandown when he got older. The last address I have for Ena is at Arreton, near Newport, I.O.W. They were always very friendly ...read more here
A memory of Arreton contributed by joanne fisk
An Arreton childhood
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 in wartime meant carrying our gas masks everywhere, getting to the air raid shelter if a raid occurred while we were at school. During the Battle of Britain we had no time to get to the shelter and had to get under our desks for cover as the planes fought in the sky above us. Sometimes we were machine-gunned as ...read more here
A memory of Arreton contributed by Pat Phillips
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
Extracts From Godshill & Isle Of Wight books
Godshill is one of the most photographed villages in England, with a wealth of fine thatched cottages. The church, that sits astride a mound, is the largest medieval church on the island; its roof is constructed with half a mile of black oak timbers. Traffic now thunders through – the village is strung out along the A3020.
An extract from from"English Villages".
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".