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On to Gurnard
Isle of
Wight
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Old postcards are sometimes poorly produced and grainy, I've done my best to
scan them.
Dates are from the card or my estimate (where possible). The maker of the card
is shown in brackets (where available).
All pictures on this page are from my own collection, but
are not my copyright. Copy If you wish, but if you repost or reuse them would
you please out of courtesy let me know.
![The foot of Egypt Hill](images_gurnard/cowes_egypt_hills.jpg) |
![Egypt House](images_gurnard/cowes_egypt_houses.jpg) |
Looking
along Queen Road from the foot of Egypt Hill,
Holmwood
House was on the right. (Photochrome.) |
Looking east along
the Esplanade, the lighthouse just visible on
the left it at Egypt Point,
the northernmost point of the Island.
On the right is Egypt House, once home of
the Baring family. (Photochrome.)
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Gurnard, a small village to the west of Cowes, the card is undated
but was probably taken during the first decade of the last century.
(Mary Jones)
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The Woodvale
and Bay View Caravan site (now redeveloped), 1961.
(Valentine) |
![Looking over Gurnard Green](images_gurnard/gurnard_sailing_clubs.jpg) |
![Gurnard Beach](images_gurnard/gurnard_beachs.jpg) |
Looking over Gurnard Green
towards Gurnard Sailing Club (with flag).
(Dean) |
The shore at Gurnard, 1950's. (Dean) |
![Gurnard Marsh looking west](images_gurnard/gurnard_marsh_wests.jpg) |
![Gurnard Beach](images_gurnard/gurnard_beach2s.jpg) |
A more
recent card, showing the view
over Gurnard Marsh looking west.
(Dean) |
Gurnard beach, off the marsh,
1950's. (Dean)
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![View across Gurnard marsh](images_gurnard/gurnard_marshs.jpg) |
![Gurnard looking across the marsh, 1930](images_gurnard/gurnard_westsa.jpg) |
An undated view across Gurnard
Marsh, looking east. (Nigh)
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Gurnard looking west across the Marsh about
1930.
(Sweetman) |
![Gurnard Marsh 1960](images_gurnard/gurnard_marsh2sa.jpg) |
A more recent view, probably from the
1960's. (Nigh)
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Continuing west we reach Thorness Bay.
![Towers Thorness Bay](images_gurnard/thorness_towers1s.jpg) |
![Thorness Bay Holiday Centre](images_gurnard/thorness_towers2s.jpg) |
The entrance to the Towers
Hotel, 1957. (Dean) |
A multiview card of the
Towers Holiday Centre, probably from the 1970's.
(Nigh) |
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