Ventnor Heritage Centre

"To Collect, Record and preserve the rich heritage and history of Ventnor and surrounding villages, and share it with local and wider communities"

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Business Sponsorship

The following Ventnor businesses are proud sponsors of Ventnor & District Local History Society:

Burfields Antiques, Art & Design
38, High Street Quality antiques bought & sold. Contemporary fine art gallery. Studio pottery & art cards. jackieatburfields@gmail.com

Carnaby Diner & Bowie’s Bar
66, High Street A retro diner offering home cooked food and a bar Tel: 01983 629551

Chiverton’s Fishing Tackle
70, High Street Fishing Tackle Tel: 07553 347644

Crave Ice Cream
5, Spring Hill Unique Ice Cream yummy@icecream.co.uk

Five a Day
34, High Street Locally sourced produce. Free local home delivery. Tel: 07891 716820

Luchelle Boutique
28, High Street A family run boutique bursting with clothes, jewellery, accessories, homeware and more! We are proud to be a part of Ventnor.
Tel: 01983 717902 www.luchelleboutique.co.uk

Premier Store
37, High Street Newspaper shop. Home deliveries Tel: 01983 716820

Ventnor Butchers
23, High Street Traditional butchers. Excellent service. Quality meat. Tel: 01983 854330

Please support our Business Sponsors

 

Exhibitions, stories, images . . .

Olivia: Portrait of a Life

Olivia Parkes (1881-1962) was born in Walsall in the Midlands, but for many years lived a solitary life in a wooden hut in Myrtle Bay in Ventnor, where local people referred to her as ‘Britannia’, and her life has been a constant source of fascination to local people and visitors. This new exhibition for 2024, inspired in part by the ‘Olivia’ art installation by Teresa Grimaldi and Sarah Vardy shown at Ventnor Fringe Festival in 2023, features a model of Olivia’s home (Britannia’s Hut) and is accompanied by an extensive board display. A new book, 'Britannia, The Extraordinary Life of Olivia Parkes' is available to buy in the Ventnor Heritage Centre, or by post from our Online Shop.  

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