I took the following photographs on the 29 October 2013 between 0830 and 0900 whilst on holiday in East Cowes on the Isle Of Wight.
This coincided with high tide and having a walk along the sea front relatively early in the morning was a good time to see and photograph ships heading West to Southampton or East into the English Channel.
This coincided with high tide and having a walk along the sea front relatively early in the morning was a good time to see and photograph ships heading West to Southampton or East into the English Channel.
Stone celebrating the opening of the Shedden Esplanade on 7 June 1934.
The stone is cut from a single large piece of limestone and weathering has exposed some fossil shells in the surface which has resulted in some letters being lost.
The plaque confirms that the land occupied by the Esplanade was donated by C.Sheddon Esq JP and land acquired by generous facilities granted by S.E.Saunders Esq OBE.
The esplanade was opened and this stone presumably uncovered by Major General The Rt Hon J.E.B Seely MP on 7 June 1934.
The stone records that the esplanade was built by direct labour as part of a scheme for the relief of unemployment.
The stone is cut from a single large piece of limestone and weathering has exposed some fossil shells in the surface which has resulted in some letters being lost.
The plaque confirms that the land occupied by the Esplanade was donated by C.Sheddon Esq JP and land acquired by generous facilities granted by S.E.Saunders Esq OBE.
The esplanade was opened and this stone presumably uncovered by Major General The Rt Hon J.E.B Seely MP on 7 June 1934.
The stone records that the esplanade was built by direct labour as part of a scheme for the relief of unemployment.
View of Cowes from near the end of the Esplanade
At the end of the Esplanade the road suddenly stops at a large stone and largely ruined building.
I have read that this was a boat house for a stately home.
This may be right but it does not look like a boat house to me. I would have expected a larger doorway on the seaward side and maybe ramps running down into the water.
This may be right but it does not look like a boat house to me. I would have expected a larger doorway on the seaward side and maybe ramps running down into the water.
The sea wall East of the boat house has suffered from some erosion and part of it has collapsed in to the sea.
Walking through woodland running up the hill directly behind the esplanade.
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