Shorwell

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Going to school

I walked past these houses every day to and from school from 1956 to 1959 when my family lived at Marsh Green.
A memory of Brighstone contributed by Bronen Hebblethwaite

Our House!

Our house is the second left and I was about 8 when this was taken. The field in front of the houses is now the site of the Methodist Chapel.
A memory of Brighstone contributed by Andy Thompson

Captain Macpherson

My late mother told me that she was related to Miss White, daughter of the Rev. Richard Walton White. His daughter left the manor and or land to Captain Macpherson in 1911. Although we have no claims on this family, we have no first names of Miss White or Captain Macpherson's nephew for our family tree. Any historical history and or photographs would be great.
A memory of Shalfleet contributed by sylvia ross

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