Good to be reminded of my little Island's place in the history of great live music events! Must have been an incredible weekend (and all for less than the price of a pint today!)
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Have you #prebooked ? House Tours open again from tomorrow - we look forward to seeing you. Rumour has it there are some interesting new things to see :-) #tennyson #isleofwight history #thingstodo #isleofwight #victorian #histroy #poetry #hiddengem #rhspartnergarden
Looking down-Union Street-Ryde in 1901-buildings in-Pier Street-at the bottom Duncan Wilson Chris Ashman #IsleOfWightHistory
Before-Canoe Lake-Ryde-had a Ryde Waterside Pool pool-it had a Waterside Tank #TanksForTheMemories #IsleOfWightHistory
Sneak in to our house tour this afternoon at 3.15pm - easy to book online - we have spaces :-) Rumour has it there are some interesting new things to see :-) #tennyson #isleofwight history #thingstodo #isleofwight #victorian #histroy #poetry #hiddengem #rhspartnergarden
Contemplating moving to #IsleOfWight ? It’s a land rich in social history. Beloved and prized by Islanders is the old DL car registration plates. I learned so much about #IsleofWighthistory when I joined Isle of Wight Overners Facebook Group.
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A step back in time!
A plaque in memory of Valentine Gray 'The Little Sweep' in Newport.
In 1822 just 9 yrs old, Valentine Gray was one of many chimney climbing boys, was found dead in a filthy outhouse where he was forced to sleep and badly ill-treated.
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Dating back to 1550, The Castle Inn is the oldest public house in Newport. Its fascinating past includes sword fights, ghost stories, hidden passageways — & many shared pints.
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Photo taken in 1944. Courtesy of Steve Berden.
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Have you heard of Hughes & Mullins? Cornelius Jabez Hughes & Gustav Mullins were royal photographers based at 70 Union Street, Ryde, during the 1800s.
Photo © Steve Fareham (geograph.org.uk/p/4672210) (cc-by-sa/2.0)
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This is seriously cool. 📰
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Starting a Niton History society. To explore and research Niton's history and to obtain oral histories from residents. If you are interested in joining drop me a message or an email. Next meeting will be Sept/Oct time. #isleofwight history #isleofwight #niton
Sure is a lovely old building #isleofwight #isleofwight history twitter.com/royal_esplanad…
I loved delving into the history of the Island’s oldest cinema. This is my favourite place to take the kids — with its old beautiful building and the smell of freshly popped corn.
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RT Isle of Wight Fuels: Sure is a lovely old building #isleofwight #isleofwight history twitter.com/royal_esplanad…
It was the summer season of 1956; Shanklin Theatre was home to Barry O’Brien’s repertory company, The Shanklin Theatre Company, presenting a season of West End play successes...
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Shanklin Summer Theatre was constructed on the Esplanade in 1921 – opening later that year with the first Sunshine Concert Party, which went from success to even greater success.
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