Island Images - The Strange
 

The above picture of Shanklin seafront was for a Victorian Stereoscope, which when placed in the special viewer, gave a 3-dimensional view of the subject, albeit in black and white.  I've played around with the picture as well, the image on the left has been computer enhanced, the right untouched.

Come on all you cyclists and join me at the Royal Pier Hotel, Ryde on Friday October 9th, for a slap up meal and a talk by my host, whose name I can't remember.  I don't know what year it was either because it wasn't on the Invite.  They also knocked the Royal Pier Hotel down in 1932 and built a traffic roundabout at the bottom of Union Street.   I think I'm loosing it here slightly, I'll just get on my bike and I'll be off, thank goodness there was plenty to drink.

Forward to the sunny 1960's and to Brook House Hotel, Binstead, Ryde.  It got closed as well and a little residential development sits behind it now.  Nice bar though, even if its rather vacant.  I've always been suspicious of empty bars,
where is everybody?

Need I say more!
 
 

Looking forward many years from now when intrepid heroes from the Isle of Wight, male and female, venture out from our solar system across the empty tracts of space in search of adventure, new civilizations and clean underwear.  A little starmap will be fixed to the visors of their spacesuits to steer them through the distant reaches of space.
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