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Isle Of Wight memories
Hell and high water!
I worked in my Aunts ladies wear shop (Kays), and remember being flodded when heavy rain combined with high tide caused the shop to have water running through from back to the front with my friend Maureen and myself sweeping the ensuing water out of the front door. In those days the floor was bare board and it soon dried out. As it was summer we thought it was good fun and no harm was caused.
A memory of Cowes contributed by June Jackson
Noris Castle
This was the Red Funnel ship Noris Castle an ex tank landing craft.
A memory of Cowes contributed by John Hopthrow
Change of use.
The building on the left became an amusement arcade in the early 1950s and then a dental surgery. Later it was demolished and replaced by a new building of flats and a new HQ related to Cowes week which was opened by Prince Philip in 2005.
A memory of Cowes contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
Family connections.
My father Mr Jim Rush is at the far right of this photo in a light shirt, looking rather windswept. At this time he was the proprietor of the Pavilion Hotel and also for a short time the owner of the Alexander Hall which he ran as a dance hall.
A memory of Cowes contributed by Mrs J Padfield
Extracts From Gurnard & Isle Of Wight books
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".
Quay Street is one of the oldest parts of Yarmouth, and must have been familiar to the generations of seamen who frequented its inns. The George Hotel, here on the right, offered popular accommodation to Victorian visitors and those who came this way throughout the 20th century.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".