The Isle of Wight : its history, topography and antiquities : with notes upon its principal seats, churches, manoral houses, legendary and poetical associations, geology and picturesque localities ... / by W. H. Davenport Adams.

  • William Henry Davenport Adams
Date:
1884
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Credit: The Isle of Wight : its history, topography and antiquities : with notes upon its principal seats, churches, manoral houses, legendary and poetical associations, geology and picturesque localities ... / by W. H. Davenport Adams. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Maples (G. Giles, Esq.), on the Upper Terrace. Westfield (— Pope, Esq.), near Bonchurch Pond. Combe Wood (Mrs. Huish). Ashcliflf (Misses Sewell). Under Mount (Lady Elizabeth Pringle), on the highroad. Underrock (Et. Hon. Sir Lawrence Peel). Pulpit Rock, Flagstaff Rock, St. Boniface Down, Monk's Bay, The Cliffs, etc. V. BRADING. [12 miles from Cowes, 8 miles from New- port, 4 miles from Ryde, 8 miles from Ventnor, 2 miles from Sandown, 21 miles from Brighstone.] Old Church, Trans.-Norman and Early Eng- lish ; monuments, Oglander Chapel, epi- taphs, etc. (p. 250). Brading Vicarage (Rev. J. Glover, M.A.), below the Church. Nunwell (Lady Oglander). Brading Down ; bull ring, stocks, old cannon (date 1549), and Nunwell Park; Roman villa at Morton; embankment of Haven. VI. BRIGHSTONE. [12 miles from Cowes, 7 miles from New- port, 14 miles from Ryde, 13 miles from Ventnor, and 12 miles from Sandown.] Church, Norman, Early English, Dec, and Perp.; stained glass, piscina, encaustic tiles, etc. (p. 253). Brighstone Parsonage (Rev. W. E. Hey- gate), adjoining the Church. Brighstone Cottage (the Misses Wilson), in the village. Waitscourt (Miss Arnold), near thaChurch. Bull Rock, Chilton Chine, Grange Chine, Barnes Chine, Shepherd's Chine, Cow- leaze (Cow-leas) Chine, on the coast; Brighstone Down, Barnes (Romano-Brit- ish pottery), and Lemerston (lA mile east). VII. BROOK, [15 miles from Cowes, 10 miles from New- port, 17 miles from Ryde, 16 miles from Ventnor, 16 miles from Sandown, and 3^ miles from Brighstone.] Church, late Early English (p. 254). Brook Parsonage (Rev. J. P. Gaze, A.M.). Brook House (C. Seely, Esq., M.P.), on the right of the road into the village. Shalcombe Down (barrows), 2 miles north- west; Mottistone Down, 1 mile north- east ; Chessel Down (ancient Saxon ceme- tery), 3 miles north; Brook Point (fossil forest), Brook Chine, Compton Chine, Compton Bay, Afton Down (barrows), 4 miles north-west; Freshwater Bay, about 6 miles north-west of Brook Church. VIII. CALBOURNE. [10 miles from Cowes, 5 miles from New- port, 12 miles from Ryde, 15 miles from Ventnor, 14 miles from Sandown, 5 miles from Brighstone.] Church, Norman and Early English; brasses, etc. (p. 254). Calbourne Rectory (Ven. Archdeacon AVil- son). Swainstone (Sir J. Barrington Simeon, Bart.), about 2h miles north-east of the village. Westover (Earl of Heytesbury), south of the village. Chessel, Mottistone, Brighstone, and Gal- libury Downs; remains of Celtic settle- ment at Rowborough; Calbourne Bot- tom ; Watchingwell, 4 miles north-east of the Church. IX. CARISBROOKE. [6 miles from Cowes, 1 mile from Newport, 8 miles from Ryde, 10 miles from Vent- nor, 10 miles from Sandown, 6 miles from Brighstone. ] Church, Trans.-Norman and Perp.; monu- ments, etc. (p. 255). Carisbrooke Vicarage (Rev. E. B. James, M.A.), south of the village, on the side of the hill. Carisbrooke House (Major Puckle). Marvel, I5 mile sou.th of Shide Bridge. Parkhurst Barracks, on the Cowes Road. Parkhurst Prison. The Castle ; Roman villa ; Bowcombe Down, 2h miles south-west; Clatterford, 2 miles south-east; Rowborough, 5 miles south-west; Parkhurst Forest. X. CHALE. [15 miles from Ryde, 13^ miles from Cowes, 8J miles from Newport, 6 miles from Ventnor, 12 miles from Sandown.] Church, Trans.-Norman and Perp. (p. 259). (Rev. C. Theobald.) Blackgang Chine, and Hotel, 1 mile south ; St. Catherine's Hill ; St. Catherine's Point, and Lighthouse; Puckaster Cove; the Undercliff, etc.