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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). The manufacturer of the card is shown in brackets (where available)
This is not intended to be a history of Newport, capital of the Isle of Wight but rather a display of the cards I have. There are numerous books available about the town.
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)
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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) |
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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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) |
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) |
An view around 1910 looking down Newport High Street. (MJR) |
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Newport High Street in the 1930's.The Victoria monument on the right. (Valentines) |
Newport High Street in the 1950's. Note the policeman doing point duty (directing traffic). (Photo Precision) |
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Queen Victoria's memorial in St James Square, Newport, 1903 |
Described as 'Town Hall' but now known as Guildhall, 1903 |
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| 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. | 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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The Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway Bridge over Towngate Pond (at the foot of Hunnyhill). Undated. |
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More about Newport (from Black's Guide 1870)
Newport 1985 (from the Islander magazine)
Freshwater | Totland | Alum Bay and the Needles | Yarmouth | Shalfleet | Newtown | Calbourne | Carisbrooke Castle | Carisbrooke | Newport | Cowes and Gurnard | Osborne House | Wootton & Fishbourne | Quarr & Binstead | Ryde | Seaview | Bembridge | Brading | Sandown | Shanklin | Godshill | Arreton Valley | Ventnor | St Lawrence and the Undercliff | St Catherine's Lighthouse's | Niton | Blackgang Chine | Blackgang and Chale | Brighstone and Shorwell | Mottistone to Compton
29 June 2010