Wight Collection (page 11)

Princess Alice and Louis depart after wedding
Following their wedding at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria, and Prince Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt leave by carriage for nearby St Clare

Mr Attrill and his shell house, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Mr Frederick James Attrill (1839-1926) at the age of 86 and his shell house, Cambridge Road, East Cowes, Isle of Wight (given to him by Queen Victoria). It took 6 years to complete. Date: 1925

HMHS Gloucester Castle sinking, WW1
HMHS Gloucester Castle, a Union Castle steamship used as a hospital ship during the First World War. Seen here sinking after being hit by a German torpedo off the Isle of Wight

Supermarine S6 - Schneider Trophy 1929
The Supermarine S6 which helped Great Britain win the Schneider Trophy in 1929. The Schneider Trophy was a competition for seaplanes held in 1929 off Cowes, Isle of Wight

Franky Shagg, Isle of Wight tramp
Franky Shagg, a well known tramp on the Isle of Wight in the early 1900s

Queen Victoria, 1887
Photographic portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, pictured in 1887, probably on the Isle of Wight

King Edward VII heading to his boat - Cowes Week
King Edward VII (1841-1910) being rowed out to the Royal Yacht, Britannia at Cowes Regatta on the Isle of Wight in 1909 during a visit by the Russian Royal family

Carisbrooke Village, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: 1912

Parkhurst Prison - Refreshment Break
Inmates of Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, take a rest from their labour for refreshment. Date: circa 1900

Cowes - Stern Lady Skipper with her young female crew
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Stern Lady Skipper with her young female crew. Date: 1901

Royal Cradle, Swiss Cottage, Osborne House, Isle of Wight
The Royal Cradle, Swiss Cottage, Osborne House, Isle of Wight - made for Queen Victorias daughter Victoria, the Princess Royal and eldest of her nine children, in 1840. Date: circa 1930s

Godfrey Baring MP (for the Isle of Wight)
A sgned postcard portrait Sir Godfrey Baring, 1st Baronet (18711957) - Liberal Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight and later Barnstaple

The entrance to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, IOW
The entrance to The Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: circa 1910s

Royal Steam Pinnace - Cowes, Isle of Wight - King and Queen
Royal Steam Pinnace at Cowes, Isle of Wight with King George V and Queen Mary on board Date: circa 1910s

Carisbrook Castle, Isle of Wight. Part of Box 1 Boswell Collection Series of Abbeys. Date: circa 1900

Osborne House - View over lawn to House. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK

Two Isle of Wight Farmers assess a tricky situation
Why the Natives are called Isle of Wight Calves. " Well, what shall us do Bill? Is pose there baint nothin else but to Cut his ed off." Date: 1907

Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - During the High Season Date: 1908

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - The Village. Date: 1904

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - The Beach. Date: 1906

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Steephill Cove - all of the lovely cottages in this picture still stand on this site (some a little extended!). Date: 1901

Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - The Esplanade. Date: 1903

Calbourne, Isle of Wight, Hants - Dressing watermill stone
Calbourne, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - " Dressing the stone" at the watermill. Date: circa 1950s

Giant hovercraft under construction, Isle of Wight
Giant SRN4 hovercraft under construction, Isle of Wight, September 1967. The 100-ton vessel was designed to cross the English Channel in 20 minutes carrying 500 people, or 246 people and 30 cars

Godshill Village and Church, Isle of Wight
A view of the Godshill Village and Church, Isle of Wight featuring The Hollies Tea Gardens (on the right, past the tree). Date: circa 1910s

Newport Guildhall
The imposing Guildhall building at Newport, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1950s

Robert Dingley
ROBERT DINGLEY Puritan churchman, rector of Brixton, Isle of Wight. Date: 1619 - 1660

MARY READ (102+)
MARY READ Resident of West Cowes, Isle of Wight, twice married, mother of eleven : she lived 102, perhaps 104 years, and visited Victoria at Osborne Date: 1749? - 1851

Edward Vii / Cowes / Vf 1894
Edward VII with yachting companions at Cowes, Isle of Wight Date: 1894

Isle of Wight, Newport 1908
Isle of Wight: Newport 1908

William Cowper / Eartham
WILLIAM COWPER English poet in his favourite seat at Eartham, looking towards the Isle of Wight, surrounded by other writers Date: 1731 - 1800

Tennyson IoW study ext
Alfred lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892) English poets study in Farringford, Isle of Wight, seen from the garden

Tennyson IoW study int
Alfred lor Tennyson (1809 - 1892) English poets study in Farringford, Isle of Wight

Using Scaffolding / 1845
Putting up scaffolding on Barton House, Isle of Wight Date: 1845

Isle of Wight / Carisbrook
Isle of Wight: Carisbrooke Castle, the gate Date: 18th Century

WW2 era - Home front, Three women on holiday - Isle of Wight Date: circa early 1940s

Ventnor - Isle of Wight - looking east Date: 1909

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Uniforms
Staff and inmate uniforms at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - School room
Partitioned classroom seating at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight
A cell at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation. Date: circa 1847

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Chapel
Interior of chapel at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline, education and training prior to transportation

A new Wealden dragon - remains of an extinct animal
Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight. Engraving from the Illustrated London News showing a selection of dinosaur bones discovered in the Isle of Wight by the Rev. W. Fox

King George V as a yachtsman at Cowes, Isle of Wight. Date: 1924

Steam engine Fishbourne of the Southern Railway, named after Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight. Date: circa 1930s

Wight Quadruplane single-seat fighter, completed in August 1916, serial no. N546 (the only one ever made). It underwent several modifications before being rejected. Date: circa 1917

Wight Trainer Seaplane first of only two built Although rejected, this aircraft could be considered the worlds first type specifically designed for training

Wight Quadruplane Fighter built to an RFC need is seen here in its final form at Marlesham Heath in Spring 1917

St Catherines Lighthouse, Niton and Whitwell, Isle of Wight
St Catherines Lighthouse, Niton and Whitwell, near Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. Date: 1900s

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