Shorwell, The Village 1951
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Photo ref:
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Situated amongst beautiful woodland, the inland village of Shorwell was one of Queen Victoria's favourite excur- sions on the Isle of Wight. It is said that she often made the journey here from Osborne House to admire the setting of this village and its fascinating old church.
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A Selection of Memories from Shorwell
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Shorwell
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Yay! I've found my brother (Mike Targett) here! Yep, I'm Mike's brother and one of the Shorwell's Vicars' sons 1972-1980. Growing up in Shorwell was certainly idillic, carefree, and we were very spoilt in our surroundings. The locals were extremely supportive of us and gave my brother and I tremendous memories of which we will never forget. Local characters have been cemented into our minds ...see more
I was very happy in Shorwell School and going to Chapel on Sundays, and going on Chapel outings. Then paly with my friends at school and at weekends. It was a very nice place to grow up, it changed after I left school. I hope someone will remember me. I am now living in Southampton, I have been here since 1967, when I got married - I am now divorced. But I have met someone very special - he is my knight. I am very happy now since 1990.
I grew up in Shorwell and lived there between 1972 and 1980. Being one of the Vicar's sons wasn't easy as everyone knew me and I couldn't get away with anything! But what wonderful memories of a simple and fun childhood. Everyone knew each other and many villagers met regularly at the Midsummer Fair and garden parties on the Vicarage lawn. What simple and carefree days they were and how I long for them again. ...see more
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