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Albany Barrecks Hospital..

Shown on the 1866 map

Albany Barrecks Hospital 2..

Shown on the 1866 map

Arthur Webster Memorial..

Shown on the 1909 map

Berry Almshouses

Shown on the 1909

Brading Stocks

Next to the Church in Brading High Street are the famous Brading..

Brannons Cottage

Home of George Brannon and family, Island illustrator.

Camp Hill Borstal Instution

Shown on the 1938 map

Carisbrooke Leper Hospital

The Carisbrooke Leper Hospital was founded by St Mary's Priory, most..

Chantry House

Built in 1612, it is now used by the Isle Of Wight NHS PCT

East Cowes Castle

The home of John Nash, architect of Marble Arch and Buckingham..

East Cowes Isolation..

Shown on the 1909 map Kingston

Farringford House

Farringford House was built as a large manor house, it is now..

Fernhill Observatory

Shown on the 1898 map. Erected by Fredk. Brodie

God's Providence House

Built in 1701, now used as a restaurant and tea rooms

Hazard's House

Built in 1684 was demolished in the 1960's after a fire

Hazelwood

Hazelwood was maintained by the Y.M.C.A as a holiday home for young..

Isle of Wight College 1898

Shown on the 1898 map, the orginal usage of the building was that of..

Isle of Wight County..

Shown on the 1898 map built circa 1896

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P S Carrier

Th PS Carrier - Boat Train, built by Scott and Co of Greennock in1858 weighing in at 243 tons, ran between Langston Harbour and St Helens carrying..

SARO SR.A1 Jet Flying Boat

In 1947, the first of three SR.A1 experimental flying boat fighters!

Was there a WWII German Commando raid at St Lawrence?

Recently several non confirmed reports of a possible German commando raid on Ventnor Radar station took place during WWII.

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