Isle of Wight County Press Online

Historic Isle online

By Martin Neville

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

 

Historic Isle online

King George V at Cowes Week in 1931. Picture courtesy of British Pathe.

HISTORICAL film clips from the Island dating back to 1900 can be viewed free of charge online.

Clips from Ventnor Carnival in 1900, Queen Victoria's funeral procession through Cowes and a major landslide in the 1920s,

Ryde Childrens Carnival in 1935
Ryde Children's Carnival in 1935.
can all be seen on www.britishpathe.com.

Other footage includes Cowes Week and music festivals from years gone by.

Islanders have been invited to help update the site by identifying people, places and events from the clips by e-mailing localhistory@britishpathe.com.

Reporter: martinn@iwcpmail.co.uk

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