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Cowes TownIsle of Wight |
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. Copy If you wish, but if you repost or reuse them would you please out of courtesy let me know.
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Baring Road, Cowes about 1905. View is from Castle Road near the junction with Castle Hill. (Stuart) |
Another view of Baring Road,1909. (B & D) |
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Northwood House, formerly part of the Ward estate, given to the (then) Cowes Council in 1929. There is now some debate as to its future. (Sweetman) |
Holy Trinity Church undated, it was consecrated in 1832 as "a place of worship on Cowes foreshore for sailors and seafarers". (Wrench) |
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Holy Trinity Church dated 1903. (Kirk.) |
View looking from the Parade up Watch House Lane. The Customs Watch House is in the left, and the Union Inn on the right. Postmarked 1911. (Debenham, Cowes) |
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An undated, but certainly before the First World War, view of the High Street looking towards the Parade |
A view in the opposite direction, undated but the war memorial was damaged in the Second World War and moved to Northwood House. (Sweetman) |
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Cowes High Street and Fountain Inn 1939. (Sweetman.) |
Cowes Town Quay (pontoon) arrival point for ferries from Southampton in the 1950's (Frith) |
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St. Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Church, Cowes in Terminus Road, opposite to the site of the old station (now co-op). Built in 1796. (Lofthouse Crosby) |
Cowes Town Waterfront from the air, St Mary's Church and Northwood House may be seen top left, about 1950. (Thunder & Clayden.) |
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Just outside the town, Cowes Youth Hostel at Medham House, Northwood in the 1960's. This has been closed for some time. (YHA) |
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The Floating Bridge
West and East Cowes are divided by the River Medina. For many years a 'Floating Bridge' has joined them. This is actual a vessel(?) which hauls itself across the river using chains attached to each side.
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The Floating Bridge, card is dated 1905. (Peacock) |
Cowes, the industrial port, probably from the 50's. At that time it built large ships (note the naval vessel), but this is now limited to pleasure vessels and lifeboats. The crane is still there. (Frith) |
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A more recent view of the floating bridge, probably from the 1970's. (Photo Precision) |
Described as 'Ferry leaving the harbour', but actually arriving it is probably the second Norris Castle which was in operation between 1947 and 1962. on it. It was later rebuilt as a roll on roll off ferry. (Frith) |
