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Pictures in Colour of the Isle of Wight By: Jarrold and Sons [Editor] |
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WITH DESCRIPTIVE NOTES. CONTAINING FIFTY BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED PICTURES OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT. JARROLD & SONS, LTD.
10 & 11, Warwick Lane, E.C.
London & Exchange Streets,
Norwich.
Pictures in Colour of Isle of Wight.
Foreword. Among the numerous holiday resorts which claim the attention of
the travelling public, the Isle of Wight will be found to possess
attractions of very varied character. It has often been the theme
of poets and the delight of artists. The student of art and the
amateur photographer can find subjects in variety, whatever may
be his peculiar line of study. The noble cliffs and bays for the
student of coast scenery; old mills and cottages, with trees and
streams, for the lover of sylvan beauty. The rugged grandeur of the
Landslip and Undercliff will furnish subjects that yield delight in
the interpretation of their romantic interest. The earnest student
of Geology will find enhanced interest in the fact that within
short distances many successive formations can be studied; the high
inclination of the strata bringing to the surface the different
formations. The gentle undulations of the land also furnish great
opportunities for pictorial expression. The Botanist may here find
an almost inexhaustible store of treasures. Wild flowers and ferns
abound in great variety. To those who have never visited the Island, the accompanying
illustrations will unfold sufficient of its beauty to give some
idea of its resources. Being reproductions from actual photographs
they may be relied upon as being true to Nature. There is great
diversity in the scenery, and a holiday can be enjoyed amid its
beauties which can scarcely be surpassed. It may be truly described
as the Garden of England, and some of its scenes are here presented
in the hope that those who inspect its beauties as here transcribed
will be induced to visit and see it for themselves.
[Illustration: Steephill Castle, Ventnor. ] STEEPHILL CASTLE, VENTNOR. Within a mile of Ventnor, and close to
the Town Station of the Isle of Wight Central Railway, is Steephill
Castle with its beautiful and extensive grounds. From every point
outside the Castle is well embowered in trees, only the tower being
visible. It was built in 1835 by I. Hambrough, Esq. The architectural
features are well displayed from inside the garden. The view from
the tower is very fine. In 1874 the Empress of Austria stayed here,
and hunted with the Isle of Wight hounds during her visit. It is
occupied at the present time by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Richards, the
parents of "John Oliver Hobbes" (Mrs. Craigie), who is a frequent
visitor.
[Illustration: Appuldurcombe Abbey. ] APPULDURCOMBE ABBEY. The ancient seat of the Worsley family, the
present building was erected in the eighteenth century by Sir Robert
Worsley. Here the Benedictine monks had a Priory in the time of
Henry III. It was dissolved by Henry V, Sir Richard Worsley died in
1805, and the house became the property of the Earl of Yarborough,
who had married the niece and heiress of the family. After being
used as a school for many years, it is now occupied by Benedictine
monks, In a beautiful park of four hundred acres, with a lofty down
behind it, the house appears to be a well secluded and charming
retreat. There is a public footpath through the meadow in front
of the house.
[Illustration: Steephill Cove, near Ventnor. ] STEEPHILL COVE, NEAR VENTNOR. Taking the cliff path from Ventnor
to the west within a little more than a mile there opens out to view
this pretty Cove. It is a place for painters, and its loveliness
in all varieties of Nature's many moods, has found admirers. The
cottages nestling under the banks, its parti coloured gardens,
with enclosing pebble walls, its boats and crab pots, with the
distant cliffs in succession, all combine in a composition that
strikes the beholder with a conviction of its beauty.
[Illustration: Shanklin Esplanade, from Rylstone. ] SHANKLIN ESPLANADE, FROM RYLSTONE... Continue reading book >>
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