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Nostalgia and memories: the changing face of Newport Isle of Wight
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Nostalgia and memories: the changing face of Newport Isle of Wight
Alan Stroud explores the rise and fall of the Newport Harbour, which was once a thriving port on the Isle of Wight.
You may remember the late Brian Greening with fondness - here are some of the many photographs from his collection.
WITH the closing of the Cowes to Ryde railway in February 1966, large parcels of land were freed up in Newport, so aided and abetted by the Council, developers moved in and the town centre became one huge building site for the next ten years. Scroll through the photo gallery above! In an act of corporate vandalism, the Council demolished many fine old Victorian buildings, changing the character of the town forever. For instance, the wrecking ball claimed warehouses in Sea Street that could easily have been converted into living accommodation — instead they were bull-dozed and the p...