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Chale and BlackgangIsle of Wight |
Old postcards are sometimes poorly produced and grainy, I've done my best to scan them. Please click thumbnails for full size picture. Dates are from the card or my estimate (where possible). The manufacturer of the card is shown in brackets (where available).
A multiview card of Chale, this is possibly from 1913
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The Parish Church, Chale, undated, built 1111 - 1113. (Ideal) |
Chale village, probably from the 1930's. (Photochrom) |
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Chale Green, about 1910. (Peacock) |
An unusual card, printed by 'Kent, Chale, I.W'. with the caption 'Blackgang and Chale Regatta August 10th 1909. It is now extremely difficult to reach this beach. |
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| A 1928 view of the top of the cliffs looking east. | New Road, Blackgang build as the result of the 1928 cliff fall on the Undercliff between Niton and Blackgang. Dated early 1930's. (Dean) |
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View from the downs overlooking Blackgang and on towards the Needles in around 1930. The houses in the foreground have now been demolished. (Sweetman) |
A modern version (1990) showing the classic view from the viewpoint above Blackgang. The road has again been diverted because of cliff falls. (Salmon) |
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On the downs above Blackgang is St Catherine's Oratory, originally a lighthouse but found to be of little use because of its height above sea level. It is also known as the pepper pot. |
The Fountain and Shakespeare memorial, Blackgang around 1910. This has now fallen away. (Ideal) |
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