Chalee tennyson biography of michaels

  • Charles Eamer Kempe (29 June – 29 April ) was a British Victorian era designer and manufacturer of stained glass.
  • Explore the Isle of Wight's history and heritage including hilltop monuments and fortifications, manor houses and royal residences, ancient burial grounds.
  • This high stone column was erected here by the landowner, Michael Hoy, who lived at a large house nearby called 'The Hermitage', to celebrate Tsar Alexander I's.

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    Discover the Isle of Wight’s rich heritage

    The Island may be small, but it’s steeped in culture and heritage. From royal residences to ancient burial sites, the Island is bursting with historical sites just waiting to be explored. So, take a trip back in time with a trip to Isle of Wight and soak up the amazing historical sites on offer.

    Exploring the Island’s castles and monuments

    A visit to the Island’s many castles and monuments is like stepping back in time to how our förfäder lived, with the Isle of Wight’s fortifications providing a historic insight into the Island's strategic role throughout history.

    Carisbrooke Castle dates from Norman times and brings history alive to many thousands of visitors each year. Now the location of the stunning new Edwardian-style Princess Beatrice Garden, you’ll get to dress up as a soldier, experience the tranquillity of the chapel castle and see live historical re-enactments in action.

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    Isle of Wight Literary Heroes Trail

    HEROES

    all me a fanciful idiot, but whenever I visit the Island by way of the LymingtonYarmouth ferry, I look at the silhouette of the glorious Isle of Wight opening up before me and I think, “It’s a book! It’s like an open book!”

    “Take it and com e to the I W here, f sle of Wi ar f rom ght: the noise and tow of smoke n, I watch t he twilig ht falling All arou brown nd a car e less-orde Close to red gard the ridge en , o f a noble d Tennyson own.”

    “She thinks of nothing but the Isle of Wight, and she calls it the Island, as if there were not another island in the world.”

    tennyson to minghella An inspirational trail around the Island

    WIN A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER AT KEATS COTTAGE, SHANKLIN

    Christmas Eve - afternoon tea with a glass of Prosecco followed by a 3 course dinner and complimentary bottle of wine.

    Win a 3 night stay for two in this delightful boutique B&B in the heart of Shanklin Old Village this Christmas (24th, 25th &a

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    The Pepperpot, St Catherines Down, Chale

    Penned on the 15th December

    Over feet above sea level on St Catherine's Down above Chale, is the 35ft tall octagonal tower St Catherine's Oratory, locally known as the Pepper Pot. This medieval light-house was built in and is believed to be one of oldest in Britain.

    The Oratory was named after St Catherine of Alexandria who lived here from about to AD. Further along St Catherine's Down is the Hoy Monument, built by Michael Hoy in to commemorate the visit of the Tsar of Russia to Great Britain.

    There is a second light-house on the coast at St Catherine's Point built in and later another one that it is still in use.

    Because it is so far above sea level and built on a mound in the middle of the downs, this National Trust area around the Pepperpot is a bird watchers paradise as the birds are all at eye level.

    After a bracing walk on the downs, refresh and refuel with a lovely meal at the Wight Mouse Inn in Chale. They have an extensive q

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