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An aerial view of Newtown from the early 1980's. Note the extent of the sea wall, but with the breach at the bottom of the picture. .Newtown quay may be seen centre, slightly left of the salt pans. Click on picture for larger version.
The Harbour and Quay
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The footbridge to Newtown Quay |
The other end of the footbridge, looking towards the shore. Newtown church may be seen to the left of the end of the bridge |
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Looking towards the boathouse from the end of the bridge, the salt pans are on the left. |
The salt pans. Salt was produced by evaporation, apparently initially using the sun but later using clay vessels. |
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| The remains of the Salt House. This apparently stood until the 1970's | This embankment, which formerly enclosed a large amount of farmland (on the right) ran for over a mile. It was breached in 1954 and never repaired |
Not a particularly clear picture, but it shows the embankment looking towards the quay in 1983.
(From the cover of the now defunct Islander magazine November 1983)
Newtown Links
Medieval Newtown - And the benefits of failure.
Old Town Hall, Newtown - National Trust Site
Newtown National Nature Reserve - English Nature site
My other Newtown pages
More about Newtown A travel article 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 | Wootton, Fishbourne and Quarr | Ryde | Seaview | Bembridge | Brading | Sandown | Shanklin | Godshill | Ventnor | St Lawrence and the Undercliff | St Catherine's Lighthouse's | Niton | Blackgang Chine | Blackgang and Chale | Brighstone and Shorwell | Mottistone to Compton