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CarisbrookeIsle of Wight |
Old postcards are sometimes poorly produced and grainy, I've done my best to scan them. Please click thumbnails for full size picture. Dates are from the card or my estimate (where possible).
Carisbrooke village is just west of Newport, Isle of Wight and is effectively now a suburb of that town. It is home to the famous castle and was formerly the capital of the Island. This page is intended to show other aspects of the village.
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An artists view of Priory Farm and Carisbrooke Church, postmarked 1910. The castle may be seen in the background. (Tuck) |
Carisbrooke Church from around 1910. (Peacock) |
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Carisbrooke High Street looking east, 1906. (Woodbury) |
Carisbrooke High Street looking west, probably about 1905 (British Mirror) |
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| A view over Carisbrooke pond towards the church, around 1905 |
Another (unfortunately poor) view over Carisbrooke pond from 1907. On the right there appears to be a mill. |
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One of the fords in Carisbrooke village, the stream is probably Lukely Brook, about 1905. (Ideal) |
The ford in Castle Street, Carisbrooke in the 1950's |
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The Mall, Carisbrooke as it approaches Newport Card postmarked 1907 |
Carisbrooke Priory, probably about 1910. |
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| And finally, a card entitled 'Sunlight and Shadow near Carisbrooke' | |
Carisbrooke has a roman villa which is in the grounds of the vicarage. It was excavated during the 19th century and has been covered up. There are few pictures of it, but quote the following description:
'The Roman Villa, discovered during the works necessary for the construction of some stabling, early in 1859, and preserved for the public through the exertions of C Seely, Esq., of Brook, E. P. Wilkins, Esq., of Newport, the Rev. E. Kell, and Mr W Spickernell of Carisbrooke. The villa, it would seem, included an area 120 feet by 55, and contains several apartments - the largest 40 feet by 22 - a semicircular bath, hypercaust, etc. A mosaic pavement, some coins, and other relics have been carefully preserved. The Queen and the late Prince Consort visited this memorial of the past, and expressed their desire it should be thrown open to public examination.'
Blacks Guide to the Isle of Wight 1870
A day at Carisbrooke (PDF File) - Adobe Acrobat needed
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16 June 2007