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 . . .

The Old Vicarage

The Old Vicarage used to stand overlooking Ventnor Cascade.  It was bought by the Ventnor Urban District Council in 1929 for public use, and renamed the 'Winter Gardens'.  The upper floor served refreshments, and entertainments included open air concerts and dances. In 1936 the Vicarage was demolished and replaced with a new art deco building, which was run by the Council and periodically let to tenants. The new dance hall/concert hall had a magnificent sprung floor which could accommodate a thousand dancers, and many of the biggest bands of the time played at the 'Ventnor Winter Gardens', which at one time was known as 'Cascadia'.  

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