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Carisbrooke (Mount Joy) Cemetery

The Carisbrooke Cemetery, on the Whitcombe Road, was established in 1858 on land purchased by the Carisbrooke and Gatcombe Burial Board as the old St. Mary's churchyard was becoming full. In ....

Carisbrooke Castle

The site of the grade 1 listed Carisbrooke Castle was defended in pre-Roman times and the basis of the current structure dates from Norman times. During the English Civil War Charles I was ....

Castle View, Carisbrooke

Castle View was the former name West Street, originally in the Carisbrooke parish, now in Newport.

Isle of Wight Handcraft Pottery

Samuel Saunders (of Saunders Roe) bought the Gunville Brickworks in the early 1920’s and opened a pottery in 1926; renaming the business the 'Carisbrooke Brick, Tile and Pottery Works'. The pottery ....

IW County Mental Asylum/Hospital, Whitecroft

The Isle of Wight County Lunatic Asylum at Whitecroft was opened in 1896 following the separation of the Isle of Wight from the county of Hampshire. Whilst the island had been part of Hampshire, ....

New Village, Carisbrooke

New Village was an old name for Castle Road. The name was changed by the Newport Corporation's Paving Committee in 1861.

However, OS maps after this date showed 'New Village' as an area of ....

Roman Villa, Carisbrooke

Carisbrooke Roman Villa was uncovered in 1859 during construction work for new stabling at Carisbrooke vicarage. The villa appeared to be an aisled building with a later bath suite in the south ....

Sir John Simeon Memorial Cross

The Simeon Memorial Cross stands at the junction of Castle Road and Carisbrooke Road to the west of Newport.

The inscription on the base of the cross is very worn and parts unreadable, the ....


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