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Isle of Wight 50°40′35″N 1°14′39″W / 50.6764°N 1.2441°W / 50.6764; - Arreton is a village and civil parish in the central eastern part of the Isle of Wight , England.
This list of museums on the Isle of Wight, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Building later used as a shipwreck museum. Now an art studio. Marazion: St Michael's Mount, Cornwall: 1990–2001 ILB Station. [15] Penzance: Penzance, Cornwall: 1803–1917 Station closed between 1812–1826 and again 1828-1851. A boathouse built in 1884 still stands. [15] St Agnes, IOS: St Agnes, Isles of Scilly: 1890–1920 Boathouse now ...
The museum was run by archaeologists based on the Isle of Wight. It was housed in five of the fort's former casemates. Since it was opened in 1990 the museum was used to display exhibits recovered from several local shipwrecks and the submerged landscapes of the Solent.
Discovering an Island – The roadside heritage of the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight Society/Island Books. ISBN 1-898198-12-8. Medland, J (2007). The Making of the Wight - An illustrated history of the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight Beacon Ltd. ISBN 978-1-904149-14-9. G. Momber, J. Satchell & J. Gillespie (2011). "Bouldnor Cliff".
RNLB Queen Victoria is an historic shore-based lifeboat, built in 1887, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), and now preserved at The Shipwreck Centre, Arreton, Isle of Wight. [1] [2] A rowing boat, Queen Victoria operated from Bembridge on the Isle of Wight from 1887 to 1902. [2]
A 1,028 GRT merchant vessel sank in heavy seas 6.6 nautical miles (12.2 km) SW from the Isle of Wight. HMS Scout Royal Navy: 25 March 1801 A French corvette captured by the British and renamed Scout. She was wrecked off The Needles. HMS Swordfish Royal Navy: 7 November 1940
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