David White

Lord Palmerston held office from 1855-1865 and during that period was responsible for the Royal Commission agreeing the building of numerous forts around the Isle of Wight.

Perhaps the biggest star of Freshwater Bay Isle of Wight, back in the day, was Alfred Lord Tennyson who resided at Farringford House.

Many shops and businesses in the town have come and gone,

David White looks back at long lost haulage and commercial businesses that were once based in Newport on the Isle of Wight.