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Private school.
The house shown immediately in front of the church was a private school run by Miss Margaret and Miss Cecil Cawse. Both my father and I attended this school.
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
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
Going to School
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
A memory of East Cowes contributed by Steve Clements
Extracts From Rookley & Isle Of Wight books
There are few scenes on the Isle of Wight more captivating than Yarmouth harbour on a busy sailing day. Boats of the Solent Yacht Club often set out from here, and vessels of all descriptions seek shelter from the channel gales.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".
Colwell Bay, just west of Yarmouth, has a good mile of sand sheltered by the low cliffs behind. Albert Fort, on the headland at one end of the bay, was built to guard the strategically important waters of the Solent.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".
The two Cowes, situated on the west and east banks of the River Medina, are famous throughout the world as a centre for yachting and as the home port of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Many visitors gain their first impressions of the Isle of Wight as they land by ferry from Southampton.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".
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".
Whippingham village lies close to Osborne House, and Victoria’s consort Prince Albert had a hand in the extraordinary design of the church. In the churchyard lie the remains of many of the Queen’s servants, their memorials raised at her expense.
An extract from from"Isle of Wight Photographic Memories Pocket Album".