LOOK BACK IN TIME: 16 December 1854
Isle of Wight ObserverThe Isle of Wight Observer published on 16th December 1854 contains a moving letter from a man on the front…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 7 December 1889
This week we have two stories about ball games from the Isle of Wight Observer published on 7th December 1889.…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 1 December 1855
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 1st December, 1855 recounts two incredible events from Ryde that week. We couldn’t…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 24 November 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 24th November, 1888, contained the following nugget about the Republican candidate in the…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 10 November 1855
A rather lengthy article published in the Isle of Wight Observer of November 10th, 1885, ends with a sentence that…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 3 November 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 3rd November 1888 tells of an amusing exchange between a Ventnor visitor and…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 1 November 1856
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 1st November 1856 told the sad tale of a baby found floating in…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 October 1888
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th October, 1888 details the problems the Island faced due to fog, including…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 19 October 1901
The Isle of Wight Observer, published on 19th October, 1901, gives a blow by blow account of a fight in…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 12 October 1889
The editor of the Isle of Wight Observer published on October 12th, 1889 hoped that future generations may not be…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 6 October 1855
The Isle of Wight Observer published on October 6th, 1855 tells the chilling tale of the death of a mother…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 30 September 1854
In a long letter to the Isle of Wight Observer, published on 30th September 1854, engineer Mr Morey takes a…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 20 September 1856
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 20th September, 1856 tells the tale of a group of resourceful young Islanders…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 15 September 1888
There was a threat of a kick up the backside made after a “leading inhabitant” of the Island read the…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 27 August 1853
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 27th August 1853 carried two accounts of the theft of food that came…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 25 August 1888
A puzzled spectator at yacht racing penned a missive to the Isle of Wight Observer published on 25th August 1888…
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