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Frith photos prompt happy memories of our personal history, so enjoy this trip down memory lane with our old photos, historic maps, local history books, and memories of Wroxall. Refresh & enjoy your personal memories, or find some that family & friends will love as gifts.

It's free to browse our vintage and retro photographs of Wroxall, but if some spark good memories they are available to buy in a wide range of products, including framed prints, canvas prints and personalised photo gifts including tea towels, mugs, jigsaws, tableware, cushion covers, customised calendars. Don't miss other visitors' Memories and maybe connect with those who have shared their memories - you may even know the names, or learn more about the locality.

Old Photos of Wroxall
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Wroxall in 1955

Wroxall in 1900

Old Maps of Wroxall

Historic Maps of Wroxall and the local area.

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Map of Wroxall in 1895

Map of Wroxall in 1899

Map of Wroxall in 1919

Map of Wroxall in 1945

Map of Wroxall in 1907

Sheet Maps of Wroxall

Historic Folded Sheet Maps of Wroxall and the local area, matching current OS Landranger Sheet Maps.

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Shows Wroxall in 1810

Shows Wroxall in 1897

Shows Wroxall in 1919

Shows Wroxall in 1810

Books about Wroxall
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21 photo books on Wroxall and the surrounding area.

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Cover image of Isle of Wight - A History and Celebration

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Memories of Wroxall
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The Bakery

I went to Wroxall County Primary school from approx 1970 to 1974. The old school which was on the junction of Appuldurcombe Road and the main road to Shanklin. When school finished it was a rush to get to the old bakery, which was next to the greengrocers shop you see pictured here! The baker saved his wasted cakes and pastries for the children, who would pass by gratefully for some of the lovely flaky pastry goods. The ...see more

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Family Holidays In The 1950s

I was born in 1942 and brought up in Walthamstow in NE London. We were a working class family and Dad always managed to provide us with 2 weeks' holiday somewhere. How we came to holiday in Wroxall is still a bit of a mystery. Neither Mum nor Dad had ever been to the Isle of Wight before. In August 1952 we had the first of three annual fortnights holidays on the Island. The first year,1952, we stayed ...see more

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The Bakery

Family Holidays In The 1950s

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