check out the old WW2 lookout post at headon warren top right at 1:40 and the shell service sign next to the kings head pub at 2:03 plus what’s that to the right of the bugle inn at Yarmouth at 3:40? and the old dinky toys in the shop window at 4:20 , alum bay when you could collect the sand directly from the cliff face plus lots more
Short film from 1961 , a short clip of egg and spoon races on the beach , then the miss shanklin beauty contest from 1961 , all hosted around the long gone pier .
Short cine film clip of the railway at Havenstreet on the Isle of Wight in 1979. Isle of Wight steam railway – isle of wight – 1979
Rare home shot cine film from 1972 showing in great detail the now long gone original adventureland. This film shows the old military vehicles, slides, swings and cranes which are now history. Also includes footage of the then newly installed dinosaurs in their original & best paint job, the maze, gnomes, stocks & lots more.
8mm cine film from back in the 1970s. Footage of Ryde Seafront, The Hovercraft, Alum Bay and a long shot of the QE2.
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October 26, 2012 (11:14) Farmhouse Breakfast Week the best tv for the isle of vwight.
October 26, 2012 (11:14) Farmhouse Breakfast Week the best tv for the isle of vwight.
October 26, 2012 (11:14) Farmhouse Breakfast Week the best tv for the isle of vwight.