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1897. Inactive since 1989. 7.5 m (25 ft) post light with gallery,..

This light is responsible for guiding ships of all sizes and..

Set in the western approaches to the Isle of Wight, the Needles form..

Shown on the 1824 map based on Murdoch Mackensie survey of 1781,..

A light to warn shipping was first established on the Southerly tip..

1866. Active; focal plane 16 m (53 ft); three white flashes every 10..

Looking like a medieval attempt to build a rocket, the St..

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The greatest disaster to occur in Isle of Wight waters was the loss in 1917 of RMS Mendi , a steamer carrying more than 800 South African labourers..

Ryde Airport opened on 27th June 1932 on 823 acres purchased for the purpose from Barnsley Farm

This spectacular concentric fort was one of the major forts proposed in the Royal Commission of 1860, its primary goal was to protect the Spithead..

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