A NEW book released by the Ventnor & District Local History Society (VDLHS) charts historical images of Ventnor and its surrounding.
The book includes around 180 black and white photographs, both from society archives and private collections, spanning a period from about 1860 to 1950.
Ventnor & the Undercliff: In Search of Lost Time has been compiled by Michael Freeman and Lesley Telford.
A calendar produced at the same time, which can be purchased separately, includes further black and white images from the society’s collection.
VDLHS is a registered charity run completely by volunteers, and is housed, alongside its museum, in Ventnor Heritage Centre.
The society holds archives covering the whole Undercliff area from Chale in the west to Luccombe in the east and as far inland as Godshill.
A spokesperson for VDLHS said: "Sadly, due to the pandemic, the Heritage Centre has been unable to open its doors to visitors but work has continued and the Society has produced a 2021 Calendar and new photo book.
"The authors have used documentary evidence and personal testimony to recover something of past emotional lives and livelihoods."
- CLICK HERE to buy the book and calendar (£16.75/£5.95 respectively)
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