| Page Views: 8,217 Last Visit to Isle of Wight: April, 2005 | Island of Vectis Very Near To Britannia by freya_heaven - last update: Apr 18, 2005 |
For over 200 years the Island had been a popular holiday area with the British. Especially so once Queen Victoria made her holiday home on the island & spent her autumn years here once Albert her husband had died
The Roman name for the island was "Island of Vectis very near to Britannia" from 50 AD, the name was changed to the Isle of Wight in roughtly 500 AD. It is thought Wight was used as in Roman it means split (split from the British mainland!)
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|  | Osbourne House is very beautiful, a definate "must see" for any visit to the island
The Isle of Wight has attracted not only royalty to its shores but many other rich & famous.
King Charles 1 was held prisoner in Carisbrooke Castle for a year.
Guglielmo Marconi tested his revolutionary wireless telegraphy from the Needles to 20 miles across the sea at Poole in the British mainland in 1897.
The Authur J B Priestly lived here for over 25 years unril 1959.
David Niven spent a large part of his childhood living in Bembridge
The likes of Winston Churchhill, Karl Marx, Lewis Carroll were frequent visiters to name a but a few of the islands famous visitors.
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Much of the island is still very rural, olde worlde thatched cottages, splended Georgian houses mixed with the occassional Art Deco building & old farm housees are dotted all over.
The south of the island is less commercial & built up thank the north, this area was my personal favourite.
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Arkeolog Fri Apr 10, 2009 15:03 UTC
I lived in Dorset but I couldnt find a chance to visit Isle of Wight. After visiting your page, I realized I missed a beautiful place. Great tips and great photos here. Bora | Helga67 Tue May 30, 2006 08:22 UTC
Excellent info, thanks for sharing | iandsmith Sun Jan 8, 2006 21:36 UTC
Sounds like you might have made an ass of yourself at the sanctuary. Sorry, couldn't help myself. Lovely informative pages. The thatching reminded me of Chipping Campden. | ginte Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:08 UTC
Looks like a nice place for a visit one day;-) I just need to discover more of England. |
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