Places to see in ( Wootton Bridge - UK )
Places to see in ( Wootton Bridge - UK )
Wootton is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward with about 3,000 residents on the Isle of Wight, first recorded around the year 1086. Wootton is found midway between the towns of Ryde and Newport, which are 7 miles apart, and historically centred on the old parish church of St Edmund. The hamlet of Wootton Common to the south, centres on the crossroads that bears its name.
The newer village of Wootton Bridge is found in the area immediately west of Wootton Creek, and the parish council that bears its name is now responsible for the whole of the Wootton area. Wootton's name is said to mean Woodtown, which means a clearing in a forest, although other interpretations do exist. The first known mention of the town as Odetone or Wootten was in 1086, and the name has evolved and changed much over the past millennium.
The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival took place on 30 and 31 August at Woodside Bay in Wootton. The event was one of the largest music festivals to that date, and had an estimated audience of some 150,000. The line-up included Bob Dylan, The Band, The Nice, The Pretty Things, Marsha Hunt, The Who, Third Ear Band, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Fat Mattress and Joe Cocker.
There is a millpond on Wootton Creek formed by a sluice gate in Wootton Bridge. At one time there was a second sluice gate in the bridge that would use the tidal water from the millpond to power a mill grinding flour. The mill was demolished in 1962 and houses later built on the site.
The pond is part of a Special Area of Conservation and is important for wildfowl and for bats. The heron has been adopted as the symbol of the village. Firestone Copse is a Forestry Commission woodland open to the public which is situated on the edge of the pond.
The Sloop is another prominent building in Wootton, with its prime position next to Wootton Bridge. The pub is about 150 years old, and is currently managed by Mitchells & Butlers as part of its Crown Carveries pub chain. In an area of woodland adjacent to agricultural land and public footpaths just outside the village of Wooton, an ice house can be found in excellent condition, having been maintained by the council since the 1980s.
Southern Vectis bus routes 4, 9 and 34 link Wootton with the towns of Newport, Ryde and East Cowes, including intermediate villages. Wootton Station is the western terminus of the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. The current station, opened in 1987, is in a different location from the original which was closed in 1953. However the authentic station signage from the original is in place in the newer station.
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Le Tramway Volks Electric Railway. Brighton Beach UK. Brighton Tourism. Part 1/2.
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Brighton Pier to the Marina.
One of the greatest British Narrow Gauge Railways.
The Oldest Electric Railway in the world.
Le Tramway.
Electric Tramway.
Isle of Wight tour from the Air
isle of wight , shot from Mavic pro , over the Needles light house and 2.5 mile flight across the solent,
DJI Mavic Pro
Isle of Wight Sports
Take a look at some of the great sporting activities available on the Isle of wight
Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Part 1/3. Adams LSWR O2 Steam Locomotive Calbourne at work.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway. A day of work in the sun for the Adams LSWR O2 Steam Locomotive Calbourne.
Smallbrook is visited for the run-round as well as views on the footplate at Havenstreet.
Isle of Wight tourism. iwsteamrailway.co.uk
Isle of Wight tourist.
Winkle Street Cottage - Calbourne Isle of Wight
- Winkle Street Cottage is on the West of the Isle of Wight and is in a rural area within a short drive of Brighstone Beach on the West Coast. This 2 bedroom self catering Isle of Wight cottage sleeps 4 people and is ideal for family holidays on the Island.
Bluebell railway branch line weekend 16/3/19
Filmed on Saturday 16th of March 2019
The Bluebell Railway was holding a branch line gala from the 15th to the 17th of March they have two visiting engines :
A Beattie well tank 30587,
built in 1874 at Nine Elms it is called a well tank because it's water tank is in between the frames and the wheels it was designed by Joseph Hamilton Beattie.And it's one of the oldest working steam locomotives in Britain.
Also visiting the LSWR O2 W24 Calbourne
Built in 1891 at Nine Elms and it was designed by William Adams. it was the first locomotive to be preserved on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway and it became the flagship engine. this weekend it appears on the mainland that doesn't happen very often.
Bluebells engines involved in the gala:
Adams radial tank number 488 (30583)
Designed by William Adams and built in 1885 at Nine Elms works for suburban traffic, it was displaced by electrification and the rest of the class was scrapped by 1927. but two were saved for work on the line Regis branch. one of these was 30583, it was sold to a military railway where it stayed for 27 years, before being sold to the Southern. it went back to work on the Lyme Regis branch. it was chosen by the Bluebell for preservation, because it was the most original Loco out of the other Adams radial tanks.now it needs mageor your boiler work being its the original boiler, and hes served well since 1885.
LSWR B4 30096 (Normandy)
Designed by William Adams and built in 1893, at nine elms works, for most of its life it worked at Southampton docks. it was brought by the bullied society at Bluebell Railway, and was a very useful locomotive for the bluebell railway. when it's boiler certificate expired in 1995 , it was given very rapid overhaull to put it back into service because it was such a great locomotive. some people called it The Reason Bluebell has never needed a diesel Loco!! it was last operational in 2006.
Q class no 30541
Designed by Richard maunsell, for goods to replace earlier locomotives. this was Maunsells final design as chief mechanical engineer of the Southern Railway. number 30541 built in 1939, at Eastleigh locomotive works only 20 were built. 30541 is the sole surviving example of the class, it suffered a derailment in 1942 near Betchworth as a result of a bomb exploding close to line. it was withdrawn in 1964 and sent to Barry in 1965, but it was purchased for £3,250 by a Glostershire based on group of enthusiasts. it was moved to Bluebell in 1978, following a merger between the owning group and the Maunsell locomotive Society, in 1983 it returned to service and ran until July 1992, when it was withdrawn for an overhaull. It Returned to traffic in 2015 after an absence from service of over 20 years.
SE&CR H loco 263
Built in 1905 at Ashford works, and designed for suburban services. these locomotives were very well used, after the withdrawal for D3 tank engines from the LB&SCR. This locomotive, towards the end of its main line life worked the East Grinstead to Three Bridges line. it was withdrawn in January 1964, when it was closed it was purchased by the H class trust, and located at Robertsbridge. then moved to the steam Centre Ashford, but in 1975 the trustees decided to have the locomotive at Bluebell Railway, it was eventually transferred into the ownership of Bluebell in 2008. and it had a overhaul and came to service in 2012.
SE&CR rebuilt O1 class number 65
This locomotives built at Ashford as an O class in 1896, and rebuilt in 1908 into an O1 class. It ran until it was withdrawn in 1961, and in 1963 it was obtained by Mr Lewis- Evans and kept at Ashford steam centre until it closed. It was bought to the Bluebell Railway for overhaull, and returned to steam in 1999. And was recently opened and runs regularly at Bluebell.
SE&CR P class 178
Designed by Harry Wainwright, this locomotive was built in 1910 and was designed for branch line duties. this loco and all the other P classes, turned out to be too small for such duties, so were confined to shunting work. they were meant to be the SE&CR's version of the LB&SC terriers, but were nowhere near as well performing as them. This locomotive was sold to Broadwaters, and painted into SE&CR livery,and was named Pioneer 2. in 1969 the locomotive suffered cylinder damage, and was withdrawn and purchased by the Bluebell Railway, to await restoration. The locomotive sometimes runs but its boiler certificate ends in 2020.
I do sincerely apologise about the quality of a video, it was too wet and too windy to use my gimbal. I didn't want to break it but it does show you how much difference a gimbal makes.
I did call the O2 W24 calbourne W14, I'm not familiar with that loco that's my excuse.
If you look back in my videos to i have done 2 videos on the Bodmin & Wenford railway were 30587 is based.
Hope you enjoy this video despite the poor quality of it, thanks for watching please subscribe like share and don't forget to leave a comment!!
Quarr Abbey & Ruins. Isle of Wight. mp4
Adventure to Quarr Abbey 'of Our Lady', Isle of Wight, where a small group of Benedictine monks grow their own food on land their predecessors bought nearly 100 years ago. Nearby are Ruins left by King Henry VIII over 400 years ago, when he replaced the 'Popes' Catholic Church with the 'Kings' Church of England!
driving through brading - isle of wight - 2011 - brading experience
driving past the long closed brading experience / wax museum and on through the town of brading.this place seriously needs a coat or two of paint. the old pink paintwork ( from the osborn - smiths glory days ) is now showing through. i hope this old building opens up to the public again ( in whatever capacity ), it would be a travesty if it did not.
Godshill Thatch
The beautiful thatched cottages in the little village of Godshill on the Isle of Wight