Local History

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Over the past few years David Bambrough has written various articles for the Sandown Chronicle on aspects of Sandown's history. Please click on the links below to read about Sandown's Past.

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Sandown Isle of Wight 

The History of the Sandown Conservative Clubs 

Gone But Not Forgotten 

Station Avenue in Busier Times  

"Brad Newman the Island Piano Man" 

Sandown High Street (right) 1957-2002

Sandown High Street (left) 1957-2002

Steam Railway

December 1958

Charlie Gracie

10 Wilkes Road

Woolworths RIP

The Court Case

The Winter 1962

Sausages and Golf 

Public Houses part 1 

Public Houses part 2 

Public Houses part 3 

Public Houses part 4 

Jean Simmons

Sandown Pavillion part 1

Sandown Pavillion part 2

Sandown Pavillion part 3 

Sandown Pavillion part 4

The Eastern Pleasure Gardens part 1 

The Eastern Pleasure Gardens part 2

The Eastern Pleasure Gardens part 3 

The Blue Lagoon part 1 

The Blue Lagoon part 2

The Blue Lagoon part 3

The Louisville Estate part 1

The Louisville Estate part 2 

The Louisville Estate part 3

Sandown Barrow Boys

Sandown Free Library part 1

Sandown Free Library part 2

Chatsworth Hotel

The History of Granite Fort part 1

October 1944 - May 1945