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Newport
Isle of Wight
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Please click thumbnails for larger picture.
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. If you wish to repost or reuse them would you please
out of courtesy let me know.
![multiview card of Newport Isle of Wight](images_newport1/newport_good_lucks.jpg)
An undated multiview card. The only
unusual picture is that on the bottom left,
Cricket ground, Victoria Road. This
is just to the west of the town centre. (Valentine)
![newport isle of wight from mountjoy](images_newport1/newport_from_mountjoys.jpg) |
![newport isle of wight nodehill school](images_newport1/newport_nodehills.jpg)
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A view over Newport from
Mountjoy. This is looking north and the river
Medina may be seen at the
top of the picture. Card is dated 1915. (Ideal)
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Described as
'Technical Institute, Newport this building
subsequently became a Grammar school, and is currently Nodehill
Middle School. Card from around 1909. (Welch)
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![newport isle of wight market day in st james square](images_newport1/newport_market_days.jpg)
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![Newport High Street 1905](images_newport1/newport_high_street2s.jpg)
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St James Square, Newport showing the livestock market
from around 1910. For many years the square
was used as a bus terminal,
but is now part of the notorious Newport one
way system. (LL)
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Looking
east along High Street, Newport with
Guildhall
in the distance, around 1905. (Peacock)
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High Street, Newport
taken from in front of Guildhall. St Thomas's Square and the parish church
are on the left. The Eagle pub became Morris's department store. Dated 1910.
(Wyndham)
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An view
around 1910 looking down Newport High Street. (MJR)
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![newport, isle of wight, high street 1950](images_newport1/newport_high_streets.jpg) |
Newport High Street in the 1930's.The Victoria monument on the
right. (Valentines)
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Newport High Street in the 1950's. Note the
policeman doing point duty
(directing traffic). (Photo Precision) |
![newport isle of wught victoria memorial](images_newport1/newport_victoria_memorials.jpg) |
![newport isle of wight guildhall](images_newport1/newport_town_halls.jpg) |
Queen Victoria's memorial
in St James Square, Newport, 1903 |
Described as
'Town Hall' but now known as Guildhall, 1903 |
![Newport Old Grammar School](images_newport1/newport_grammar_schools.jpg) |
![Newport Towngate Mill](images_newport1/newport_towngate_mills.jpg) |
Newport Old
Grammar School, in Lower St. James Street, undated but certainly prior to 1910, when the Star Hotel
(left) was destroyed by fire. Built around 1614, it was reputedly where
Charles I was held prior to being moved to London for his execution.
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Towngate Mill, Newport. This
was at the bottom of Hunnyhill. It was originally a medieval mill site,
although the mill shown was build in 1836.
It ceased working in 1939 and was demolished in 1998. The pond has recently been restored.
(Ideal)
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![Railway Bridge, Hunnyhill, Newport](images_newport1/newport_towngate_viaducts.jpg) |
The
Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway Bridge
over Towngate Pond
(at the foot of Hunnyhill). Undated. |
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