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"

Business Sponsorship |

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

Lesley’s Nutshell
25 Pier Street   Whole foods and an array of ethically sourced toys and gifts.  lesleysnutshell@outlook.com

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

Masala Bay
9 – 11 Pier Street   India Restaurant and Takeaway.  Finest quality food.   mkm.vsm@live.co.uk

The Old Clock Shop
94, High Street   Horolagist.  Buys, sells and restores antique clocks.  paulharman1@btinternet.com

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

The Spyglass
The Esplanade       adam@thespyglass.com

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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