Jan 28, 20193 min read
Tsar Nicholas II's visit to Cowes
The is the Russian Imperial Yacht Standart which visited Cowes in 1909. In August 1909, Tsar Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, and...
Jan 25, 20193 min read
Redferns, 41, 40 and 40a High Street, Cowes
This magnificent building is Victoria House, number 41 High Street Cowes, now the shop ‘Live Like This’. To the left are numbers 40 and...
Jan 21, 20192 min read
Rosetta Cottage, Cowes - a little history
This is marker pen sketch of the beautiful Rosetta Cottage, right on the seafront at Queen’s Road, Cowes. According to a leaflet Bricks...
Jan 19, 20192 min read
Windsor House, Castle Road, Cowes - a little history
This is Windsor House, Castle Road, Cowes. See history in the comments below. There were several Cowes houses known Windsor House in the...
Jan 18, 20193 min read
Blenheim House, 9 Birmingham Road, Cowes - a little history of Beken's pharmacy
This is a painting of 9 Birmingham Road, Cowes, also known as Blenheim House - how it looked around the early 1900s when it was Beken and...
Jan 16, 20192 min read
The history of Alexandra House, Birmingham Road, Cowes
This iconic Cowes building is Alexandra House, 19 Birmingham Road. Until quite recently it has been empty and boarded up. Still empty,...
Jan 15, 20191 min read
Lallows, 3 Medina Road, Cowes
Clare Lallows was established in 1867 and has been running from Medina Road ever since. They have built many boats, from dinghies, scows,...
Jan 7, 20191 min read
Northwood House, Cowes - a little history
Northwood House, and its 26 acres, was originally owned by London businessman George Ward and remained in the family for 5/6 generations...
Jan 6, 20191 min read
Cowes Methodist Church, Birmingham Road, Cowes
Initially named the Victoria Wesleyan Church, the church which opened in June 1901 and cost about £8000. An article of the time states...
Jan 4, 20191 min read
The Foresters, Sun Hill, Cowes
This is now part of The North House, a boutique hotel in the heart of Cowes Old Town. This building in Sun Hill, Cowes used to be the...
Jan 3, 20191 min read
Sun Hill Cowes - a little Cowes history
Numbers 49-47-45-43-41-39 Sun Hill, Cowes Old Town, IOW. Cowes Old Town is a cluster of pastel painted streets that lead down from the...