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This famous location is well known for Dinosaur bones, Reptile and..

The battery was completed in 1864, concrete work with Carbette gun..

Yaverland Manor - Please advise of any local and recent information..

The site where the Yaverland pillbox stood is now a housing estate..

A charming shop and museum of old clocks, well worth a look if you..

When cattle strayed it was the 'pounders' task to round them up and..

Situated half way up Union Street on the right just past Yelf Hotel.

Situated half way up Union Street on the right.

Shown on the 1946 map

Shown on the 1971 map

The Ryde branch of the Young Men's Christian Association operated..

Shown on the 1866 Town plan, became the Royal York hotel

The Ryde Branch of the Young Women's Christian Association operated..

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In 1916 Whites purchased the land and set up an airfield which opened at the end of March 1916. First Officer Anne Walker. She and Mary were sent..

This light is responsible for guiding ships of all sizes and nationalities into the deep water channel for Portsmouth and Southampton.

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..

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