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Barton Village, Newport

The area known as 'Barton' or 'Barton ....

Blakes Bus Service

In 1928, Henry Blake took over the bus service ....

Blue Jenny Charity School, Newport

The Blue Jenny Charity School in Crocker Street ....

Broadlands House, Staplers

Originally built in the early 19th centenary as a ....

Carisbrooke Brewery

April 1819 - Carisbrooke Brewery offered for sale ....

Carisbrooke Road, Carisbrooke/Newport

Carisbrooke Road runs from the junction of ....

Castlehold, Newport

Castlehold is the name for part of Upper High ....

Church Place Newport

Church Place was the old name for Upper ....

Clarke's Lane, Newport

Clarke's Lane was an old name for the current ....

Coppins Brewery

1878, IW Observer records Coppins Brewery, Lower ....

Cornmarket (The), Newport

The Cornmarket was the old name for St Thomas' ....

Cosham Street, Newport

Cosham Street, Newport - Victorian name for ....

Deadmans Lane, Newport

Deadmans Lane - An old name for Trafalgar ....

Enterprise Bus Service (Wavell)

Wavell's Enterprise Bus Service was started by ....

God's Providence House, Newport

God's Providence House at the south east ....

Gould, Hibberd & Randall Ltd, Newport

The soft drinks manufacturer Gould, Hibberd ....

Grammar School, Newport

NOT to be confused with the Newport County ....

Grand (The) Cinema, Newport

The Grand Cinema, on the corner of Lugley Street ....

Greyhound racing at Newport

Organised Greyhound racing on the island took ....

Horsemonger Lane, Newport

Horsemonger Lane had previously been known as ....

Isle of Wight County Hall

The 'new' County Hall in Newport High Street was ....

Isle of Wight Savings Bank, Newport

The Isle of Wight Savings Bank building in Mill ....

John Gould & Co., Newport

Founded by John Wooldridge Gould, from the ....

John Taplin & Co., Newport - mineral water and ginger beer manufacturer

John Taplin & Co were mineral water and ....

Lady Harvey's Alms House, Orchard Street

The Hampshire Advertiser newspaper of 1st August ....

Litten Park, Newport

Litten Park (often referred to as Church Litten ....

Mechanics Institute, Newport

The Newport Mechanics Institute was founded in ....

Medina/Studio 1/Picturedome Cinema, Newport

The Medina Cinema on Newport High Street was ....

New Cut, Newport

New Cut, Newport was a short section of road (4 ....

New Village, Carisbrooke

New Village was an old name for Castle Road. ....

Newport (Fairlee) Cemetery

The Newport Cemetery, on the Fairlee Road, was ....

Newport Gas Works

The Newport Gas Light Company was incorporated in ....

Newport Power Station

Built in 1901 for the Isle of Wight Electric ....

Newport Roman Villa

Newport Roman Villa was uncovered in 1926 when ....

Newport Telephone System

In the late 1890's, the National Telephone Co. ....

Nodehill, Newport

Nodehill was the old name for Upper St James ....

North Street, Newport

North Street, Newport - the former name of ....

Odeon/Savoy Cinema, Newport

The Art Deco Odeon Cinema, on the corner of Town ....

Orchard Lane, Newport

Orchard Lane was an old name for the current ....

Oyster Shell Houses, Newport

The Oyster Shell Houses were a terrace of 10 ....

Pan Watermill, Newport

There seems to have been a watermill on this ....

Paradise Row, Newport

Paradise Row is an old name for the pedestrian ....

Pittis/ Widows Rest Almshouses, Newport

About 1860, Mrs. Mary Pittis (wife of Richard ....

Policeman's Post Office Lane step-up

Along Post Office Lane in Newport, under a window ....

Portland House Academy

The Portland House Academy was established by ....

Reform Wharf, Newport

In 1832, (the year of the Reform Act), Newport ....

Robert Tutchin, founder of Newport Congregational Church

A modern building in Lugley Street, Newport ....

Russell Street, Newport

Russell Street was the old name for Orchard ....

Shide Road/Path, Newport

Shide Road (Town Plan 1880, Shide Path OS 1898), ....

Shispoole Street, Newport

Shispoole Street, Newport was the original ....

Simeon Horse Trough, Newport

Positioned at the junction of High Street, ....

Simeon Memorial drinking fountain and dog bowl, Newport

A drinking fountain with dog drinking bowl was ....

Sir John Simeon Memorial Cross

The Simeon Memorial Cross stands at the ....

Southern Vectis Omnibus Company

The company was founded in 1921 in Cowes as ....

St Cross Mill, Newport

There's probably been a watermill on this site ....

St James' Square, Newport

St James was the location for the weekly ....

St. Paul's (Barton) Cemetery

A Burial Board was established in the St. Paul's ....

Technical Institute and Seely Library, Newport

The Technical Institute and Seely Library, in ....

Tin Pit Lane, Newport

Tin Pit Lane - the Victorian name for Worsley ....

Upper Almshouses, Newport

The Upper Almshouses in the High Street, are ....

Upper Field Place and Lower Field Place, Newport

Upper Field Place and Lower Field Place of the ....

Valentine Gray, the little sweep, Memorial

In 1822 a nine year old boy, Valentine Gray, who ....

Vectis Brewery

Originally at Cowes, adjoining the steamboat ....

Victoria Methodist Chapel/Apollo Theatre

Opened in 1803 as the Victoria Methodist Chapel ....

Victoria Recreation Ground, Newport

The Victoria Recreation Ground, at the end of ....

Wall End Terrace, Newport

Wall End Terrace was the old name for St ....

William Fiander & Co., Newport - mineral water

Kelly's directory in 1898 and 1911 shows William ....

Worsley Almshouses, Newport

The Worsley Almshouses (sometimes referred to as ....

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