Pondwell
The houses are arranged to the south east of a crossroads known as Bullen Cross, which features a vintage electricity junction box from a 19th-century local power generating company. Known as a "supply pillar" it features a once-plentiful "batwing" lantern manufactured by Electric Street Lighting Apparatus (ESLA) of Canterbury.
Pondwell is also the site of Seaview Wildlife Encounter – formerly Flamingo Park – a small zoo and waterfowl park. The beach at the bottom of the Salterns was formerly a thriving harbour for timber export; at that time the low-lying land at the foot of Pondwell Hill formed a tidal inlet of the sea known as Barnsley Creek.
The Isle of Wight Distillery, makers of Mermaid Gin, has had its headquarters in Pondwell.
References
- ^ "Isle of Wight gin distillery plan for former ice rink". BBC News. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
Further reading
- isleofwightonline
- Discovering the Isle of Wight by Patricia Sibley
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