Transport through the Ages

Transport through the Ages

An Isle of Wight town's history of public transport

DVD £12.95

Cowes at War

Cowes at War

A journey through the war years in Cowes, Isle of Wight

DVD £8.99

Cowes - the jewel of the Solent

Cowes - the jewel of the Solent

An historical account of Cowes, Isle of Wight compiled by John Groves

BOOK £7.99

School Days

School Days

A trip down memory lane for schooling in Cowes, Gurnard and Northwood

DVD £8.99

The History of Cowes Churches

The History of Cowes Churches

A personal audio record of local church-going.

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Transport through the Ages

An exhibition highlighting the particularly rich and diverse history of transport in the Cowes area was the subject of an exhibition staged in 2008. 

Cowes Transport Through The Ages included a huge number of pictures, plus fascinating text and objects – all intended to give a graphic insight into bygone forms of conveyance associated with the town.

Cowes had a remarkable number of public transport ‘firsts’ on the Island. The first scheduled stage-coach service began in 1770, linking the town with Newport; the first reliable cross-Solent steamer service operated between Cowes and Southampton from 1810; the railway first came to the Isle of Wight in 1862, with the opening of the Cowes-Newport link; the former Cowes Airport at Somerton operated in the 1930s a pioneering airline service; and it was from Cowes in 1633 that the first settlers sailed to Maryland.

Augmenting the static displays is a specially made 78 minute DVD, now available for sale at various retail outlets on the Isle of Wight and through Shop on this web site.

Signal Box at Cowes

Signal Box at Cowes
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Bedford Coaches at Northwood Garage

Bedford Coaches at Northwood Garage
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Bern Groves office under the Pontoon

Bern Groves office under the Pontoon
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Cowes - East Cowes chain ferry

Cowes - East Cowes chain ferry
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Cheverton family cycling

Cheverton family cycling
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Fountain coach at Gurnard Pines

Fountain coach at Gurnard Pines
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Sir Christopher Cockerel

Sir Christopher Cockerel
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A World War 1 J Samuel White-built converted seaplane

A World War 1 J Samuel White-built converted seaplane
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Locomotive at Cowes station

Locomotive at Cowes station
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Cowes pier

Cowes pier
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Open top bus at Egypt Point

Open top bus at Egypt Point
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Older floating bridge

Older floating bridge
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Heligyro

Heligyro
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Lord Mountbatten 'paying fare' to Richard Stanton-Jones for his hovercraft ride.

Lord Mountbatten 'paying fare' to Richard Stanton-Jones for his hovercraft ride.
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Mill Hill station

Mill Hill station
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Joy riders at Somerton, post World War II.

Joy riders at Somerton, post World War II.
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Prince Bernhardt greeted at Somerton, post World War II.

Prince Bernhardt greeted at Somerton, post World War II.
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Princess flying boat at Cowes.

Princess flying boat at Cowes.
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Quadraplane

Quadraplane
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Rapide 4

Rapide 4
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Regatta Week

Regatta Week
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Seaplane QM1

Seaplane QM1
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1935 Spartan Cruiser

1935 Spartan Cruiser
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Spartan Cruiser advert

Spartan Cruiser advert
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SRN1 hovercraft

SRN1 hovercraft
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SRN4 hovercraft

SRN4 hovercraft
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SRN4 hovercraft trials

SRN4 hovercraft trials
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SRN6 hovercraft

SRN6 hovercraft
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Station Booking Office

Station Booking Office
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Station

Station
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Level crossing Smithards Lane

Level crossing Smithards Lane
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Cyclists on Granville Road

Cyclists on Granville Road
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Geoffrey Hughes at the exhibition

Geoffrey Hughes at the exhibition
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