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Speaker programme for 2020: 31st January Andy Butler: The 1950s and 60s – The Way Things Used to Be 28th February Nick Minns: Michael Faraday and the IOW 27th March Annual General Meeting (followed by slide show)… read more »
The talk, by Mark Luis Earp, will discuss, briefly, some of the trials and tribulations of Queen Victoria’s time on the Isle of Wight, and how she reacted to and dealt with situations in sometimes a most unconventional way. Tales of the expected and unexpected. The meeting will, as usual, be held at the Masonic… read more »
The talk by Andy Butler will look at the influences in the early post-war period that have affected society through to the present, especially social attitudes. The meeting will, as usual, be held at the Masonic Hall in Grove Road, Ventnor, and starts at 7.30 pm. Entry is free to members, while visitors are very… read more »
The talk by Donna Needham is based on a quest to visit all of the (active) churches on the Isle of Wight, and to study their historical and social impact on communities. The meeting will, as usual, be held at the Masonic Hall in Grove Road, Ventnor, and starts at 7.30 pm. Entry… read more »
The previously scheduled talk for this month,“The Archaeology of the Undercliff”, has unfortunately had to be postponed. We are very fortunate that Andy Butler has offered to step in and deliver a talk, “A Naturalist’s Year” which will take a look at the wildlife to be seen in the Isle of Wight throughout the course… read more »
The previously scheduled talk for this month,“The Archaeology of the Undercliff”, has unfortunately had to be postponed, owing to the indisposition of the speaker. Instead, there will be a showing of the film “Ventnor – No Finer Place”, produced by the Society in 2000 and narrated by the late Shaw Taylor. Please note that the… read more »
The Society’s next meeting will feature a talk by Richard Downing, who will relate the history of Ventnor’s breweries, in particular Burt’s Brewery, which was established in 1840. Please note that this replaces the previously advertised talk by Brian Greening on Island life 100 years ago. This has now been rescheduled to 27th September. The meeting… read more »
The next meeting will be the 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Society, with reports presented by the Society’s officers, including a statement of its finances and election of new officers. In addition, there will be a short video presentation on Ventnor, entitled ” England’s Island in the Sun”, narrated by the late Cliff Michelmore. The… read more »
The Society’s next meeting will feature a talk by Susan Weeks, who will relate the history of her home in Sandford House, once the home of the Spartai family and, in particular, that of Marie Spartali, a famous model for, and herself an artist painting in the style of, the Pre-Raphaelite school of art. The… read more »
The Society’s next meeting will feature a talk by Robin McInnes, who will describe the history of painting along the Undercliff coast from 1830-70, with a focus on the school of artists that painted the shoreline from their base at Seaside Cottage, Bonchurch. The meeting will, as usual, be held at the Masonic Hall… read more »