COWES - Harbour, Parade and Pier

Isle of Wight

An Arial view of the River Medina leading up to Cowes

 harbour. Dated 1959, a time when the shipbuilding industry at 

Cowes was thriving. The floating bridge is at the narrowest

 point, the pier may be seen top left. (Aerofilms)

The entrance to Cowes harbour, probably from the 60's. The 

ferry had a turntable at its stern and cars were manually 

turned on it. It was subsequently rebuilt as a roll on roll off ferry. 

The picture was probably taken during Cowes week as the ferry is dressed overall. The jetty is part of the Island Sailing Club. (Collis)

A view of Cowes Harbour from 1938. (Valentine)

Card described as 'Cowes Roads, Custom  House Quay' dated 1957. The Customs launch and launchman are on the right.

The same slipway taken from the end of the parade. 

The shelter on the right is still there. Note the ferry 

on the left of the picture. probably dated around 1910. (Ettlinger)

A view from further along the parade,1938. Working right from the flagpole, the island Sailing Club and Customs Watch House may be seen. (B&D)

A card  from the turn of the century showing the parade looking 

towards the Royal Yacht Squadron. This picture has been cropped, 

as cards of the time had large areas of white to write on,

as only the address was allowed on the reverse.

The Gloster Hotel, Cowes Parade1906. Now demolished. (Davis)

The Parade 1909. (Woodbury)

  The Parade, apparently taken from the end of the pier, undated,

 the pier entrance on the right. (Sweetman)

Cowes Parade 1960, the boat alongside is a naval pinnace. (Dixon)

An undated view of the pier looking north

Cowes pier, demolished during the 1960's.   See my Piers page.

Looking along the Parade towards the Royal Victoria Pier.