Isle of Wight - Time and Tide Bell

The Isle of Wight Bell

Overview

Location

Tides

The Isle of Wight is unusual in many ways, starting of course from the fact that it can only be reached by ferry. It has a much larger than average Parliamentary constituency, a rich and complex history stretching back to the bronze age, but particularly expansive in Victorian times, and a present reliant on a very mixed economy, including, of course, tourism. Demographics and wealth cover the full range.

Our partner on the island is Sculpture Wight; artists and others are engaging as a cultural and artistic community to bring excellent sculpture to the island.

The bell should be installed early-mid 2021; the location is not absolutely finalised but is likely to be Yarmouth or nearby.

Ventnor bell location decided - with visualisation!

With grateful thanks to Sue Atkinson here is an impression of the bell to be installed to the West of the Rotunda (itself hiding a sewage pumping station). It isn't installed yet - it just looks like it..... Here's the view in the other direction (taken on a sunnier day).

Possible site details emerging

A promising looking site is emerging in Ventnor. This is within the small harbour, against the harbour wall near the 'elbow' to the right of the photo above.

Proposed new site - Ventnor

There is a real head of steam building for the new Isle of Wight bell to be in Ventnor, on the South Coast.The ideal location looks like being just south of the 'Rotunda' a circular building atop a pumping station, sandwiched between the town's beach and Ventnor's small harbour. The bell would be mounted among […]

Yarmouth

The small town is over a thousand years old. The castle was built by Henry VIII as a gun emplacement to defend the Solent. Now it is the terminus for one of the ferry services to the island, and this, a relatively small yacht harbour, and tourism are its main raisons d’etre. Opened in 1876, […]