Across the Isle of Wight, houses, forts, castles, and monuments have fallen victim to the passage of time. Sometimes the only clue that they ever existed is in a name, like Wilkes Street, where John Wilkes had a seaside villa in Sandown, or Nash Avenue, where John Nash built his retirement home at East Cowes Castle. What did they look like and what stands there now? Contrasting a selection of 45 outstanding archive images alongside stunning full-color modern photographs, this book reveals the changing face of the Island’s towns and villages during the last century. Each picture is accompanied by a detailed caption, bringing the past to life. Describing aspects of Island life such as shops, business, pubs, and sports, this book is a delight for tourists as well as a vital record of vanished vistas and past practices. The Isle of Wight Then & Now presents a nostalgic glimpse of how the Island used to be.