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Isle of Wight Heritage Service and Library Service

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Slide shows now showing

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Shipwrecks of the Isle of Wight

Ventnor Library and Cowes Maritime Museum


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This exhibition looks at a few of the Island’s shipwrecks, revealing the stories of
tragedy, heroism and loss.

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The photographs of James Dore - Island photographer

Lord Louis Library, Newport and Ryde Library


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This exhibition presents the excellent photographs of Island photographer James
Dore (1854-1925).

The photographs cover a wide range of Island life, including farming, fishing, sport,
and the fire brigade. There are even photographs of an elephant in Sandown and
ice skaters on a frozen pond near Brading.

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