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The Undercliff - Blackgang to NitonIsle of Wight
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Old postcards are sometimes poorly produced and grainy, I've done my best to scan them. They don't appreciate being reduced in size. Please click thumbnails for full size picture.
The Undercliff originally ran from St Lawrence to Blackgang, the part form Niton to Blackgang was closed following a cliff fall in 1928, the part from St Lawrence to Niton has remained open but is liable to subsidence.
The fall in 1928 was not unexpected, there had been signs of it since February of that year. the estimate of the fall varied between 100,000 and 200,000 tons of rock.
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Fountain Avenue, leading to the Undercliff |
Niton Undercliff, to the west of Windy Corner, about 1901 |
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Looking over the area of the landslip, 1904 |
Chad's rock, Windy Corner from the west postmarked 1919 |
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Motor Car on Undercliff, prior to the landslide |
The landslide July 1928, at Windy Corner on the Undercliff |
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View of Niton Village, around 1910 |
Niton Church, about 1910 |
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Niton village, looking towards Blackgang. The White Lion is on the left. Probably from the 1930's. A horse and trap in visible in the distance on the left hand side of the road |
Niton Church approach, probably from the 1930's |
Freshwater | Totland | Alum Bay and the Needles | Yarmouth | Shalfleet | Newtown | Calbourne | Carisbrooke Castle | Newport and Carisbrooke | Cowes and Gurnard | Osborne House | Ryde | Seaview | Bembridge | Brading | Sandown | Shanklin | Godshill | Ventnor | St Lawrence and the Undercliff | St Catherine's Lighthouse's | Blackgang and Chale | Brighstone and Shorwell | Mottistone to Compton
4 August 2005