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Front cover Newtown Creek is a safe haven for all kinds of boatmenMain picture, this page Soft cliffs along the Solent coast are very prone to erosionInset left Yarmouth Pier and Hurst Castle silhouetted in the afternoon sunInset right Boardwalks allow safe passage along boggy stretches of the shore
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Newtown CreekEmerging onto the shores of Newtown Creek, views suddenly open up across the silted-up medieval harbour towards the 13th century settlement of Francheville. This was one of several ‘new towns’ established by the Bishops of Winchester. Unlike its neighbour Newport, Newtown (as it became known) did not recover from a French attack and the deprivations of the plague. Just before being disenfranchised in 1832, its population of 68 people returned two MPs to Westminster. Today the area is a significant and undisturbed medieval archaeological site, and a beautiful salt marsh nature reserve.
In 1919, land around Cranmore was set aside – under Lloyd George’s Land Fit For Heroes scheme – for veterans who wished to start a new life on returning from the First World War. The take-up was not particularly strong and over time vacant plots were incorporated into those homesteads that had been occupied.
Built between 1937-8, Bouldnor Battery was part of an ‘examination anchorage’ for the western Solent. In war time, unidentified vessels were to report to examination anchorages for identification and, if
The PierThe pier was built in 1876 as a landing point for the foot passengers brought by ferry from the mainland. Built entirely of wood, at 609 feet it is the longest completely wooden pier in England. A pier master’s office was added in 1927.
The MillIn 1662, for security reasons, a cut through was made at the eastern end of Yarmouth, and so the town became an island with a drawbridge to the outer town gate. When this experiment ended, an embankment was built where the Mill is today. This sealed off the sea from the Thorley area and created the mill pond. The tidal mill was built in 1793.
The George HotelThis has been the main hotel in Yarmouth for over 250 years and before that was the home of two Governors of the Isle of Wight. It is thought to have been built by Sir Robert Holmes in 1669. It became the George Inn in 1764, being named after George III.
The Town HallIt was built in 1763 to replace a plain market house, during the reign of George III. The upper chamber was where the Town Corporation and Mayor met, and where they could decide who would be the two MPs for the town!
necessary, destruction. The battery consisted of two 6-inch mark VII breach-loading guns, basic huts to provide accommodation and shelter, underground shell stores and magazines complete with electric lifts for the ammunition to be raised to the gun emplacements, and a battery observation post. The battery also had searchlight positions nearby and an indicator loop laid across the channel for submarine detection. This consisted of a submerged cable on the seabed, which would detect a magnetic current as the submarine passed over it.
In 1940 an anti-submarine boom and controlled minefield were laid across the Solent under Royal Navy supervision and rough concrete air defences constructed over the guns. Attempts by the Germans to bomb the battery during the Second World War have created three seasonal ponds caused by bomb craters. The site is now a scheduled ancient monument and a national nature reserve managed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust .
The CastleYarmouth Castle was commissioned by Henry VIII following two invasions by the French, firstly in 1377 and again in 1543. The square structure was built at the edge of the Solent and River Yar with a moat on the other two sides. The stone was sourced from the destruction of monasteries at Quarr and Beaulieu. Guns were placed in a protruding bastion on the land side, but the castle had the desired deterrent effect and the guns were never needed.
Main picture View across Newtown CreekInset Left: Yarmoth lifeboat Eric and Susan HiscockRight: Yarmouth Town Hall
Description A coastal walk overlooking Newtown estuary and the Solent. Distance Seven miles.Start Car park by Horse and Groom at Ningwood on A3054. No 7 bus stops here and at Yarmouth Harbour. Access information Mostly level, easy walking, but can be muddy after prolonged wet periods. Refreshments Horse and Groom pub or many places in Yarmouth. Toilets Patrons of pub or at Yarmouth. Internet All walks in this series can be downloaded from this website www.iowramblers.com/page44.htm or www.islandbuses.info/things-do/rambles-bus/
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