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Alum Bay and the Needles
Isle of Wight
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Alum Bay
Please click thumbnails for larger
picture.
Old postcards are sometimes poorly
produced and grainy, I've done my best to scan them.
Dates are from the card or my estimate
(where possible). The maker of the card is shown in
brackets (where available).
All pictures on this page are from my
own collection, but are not my copyright. If you wish to
repost or reuse them would you please out of courtesy let
me know.
Alum Bay about 1910. (F.M. Koln)
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Looking from the Needles headland
over Alum Bay 1904.
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A similar view, probably from the
1930's. (Sweetman)
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Alum Bay beach, again probably
from the 1930's
showing the wrecked pier. (Dean)
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Picture is from the late 19th
century according to the book 'Alum Bay and
the Needles', but card has no date. (G.G)
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This card shows the view from the
head of Alum Bay pier with the chine
(gorge) in the background, dated 1915. (Ideal)
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An undated card showing tea being
taken on Alum Bay pier.
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Alum Bay chine (gorge) probably
pre war. The hut was a tea room. This was
the main route to the beach. (Gubbins)
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The path down the chine during the
50's (before the chair lift was built). (Dean)
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A poor quality card from 1907 of
Alum Bay looking across to the Needles.
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The Royal Needles Hotel, centre
left, burnt down in 1909 with Headon Hall
just visible on the right. (Frith)
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An overview of Alum Bay from 1924.
The rebuilt Needles hotel is at the centre
of the picture with Headon Hall above it to the
left.
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Royal Needles Hotel, probably from
the 1960's. (Nigh)
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15 April 2020
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