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skull. In 1863, there was another death at the mill when the 22 year old Henry Slade was dragged into a bean crusher by his clothing, which was revolving at 600 revolutions a minute. He died instantaneously, sustaining serious head injuries, a broken back and two broken legs. He was described as a sober, steady man, but careless around machinery. An accidental death verdict was given.
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The mill remained in Roach's family for the next 140 years, spanning eight generations, with John Roach being the last to operate it. In 1930, much of the mill was badly damaged by a terrible storm which ripped off most of the roof and sent it flying up to 100 yards into nearby cottages. In 1933, the
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In 1711, there was a dispute over who had the rights to produce oysters in the two lucks, which went to court. John
Redston and Edward Faulkner were farming them, with the permission of the land-owners. However, as a fisherman by the name of William Cave had been granted sole rights by the Borough of
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At Island
Harbour there are also 96 holiday homes and three permanent dwellings situated within the marina grounds. In November 2014, work began on building a further 25 holiday apartments, due for completion in early 2017. A brand new customer showerblock was completed in June 2015 and in 2016, work
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Quay in April 1988 and carried on trading there until July 1997, when her deteriorating condition forced her to close. Leaking more and more, she sank several times on her berth and had to be refloated. Her rotting main mast also snapped in 1995 and the masts had to be removed. In
December 1998, she
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However, only a year after that, in 1970, she was almost on the point of being scrapped, due to her over-all deteriorating condition. To save her, she left Island
Harbour in June 1971, after a four-year stay and was moved to the River Medway. After many setbacks, she was finally restored in 1984 and
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In August 1977, she was badly damaged by a mystery fire, which led to her temporary closure. However, she re-opened and carried on until 1989, when her deteriorating condition forced her to close for the last time. Since that time, she has continued to worsen and she is now in a very derelict state.
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Club and nightclub became a huge success, with its four saloons converted into a restaurant, nightclub, casino and function room. It was officially opened on 14 May 1966 by
Commander J D Graves, the ship's First Lieutenant during the second world war. However, it quickly became apparent that at 179
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Mills, but by the time of his eventual retirement in 1939, he only had West Mill left. Newport
Corporation advertised for new tenants for East Medina Mill, but from the time that John Roach left it, the mill was only ever used as a place of storage by the Council. Evidence shows that they allowed it
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Following
William Porter's bankruptcy in 1791, the mill was put out on lease, awaiting its sale. William Roach took over the lease for the mill and its lands from John White, Esquire of Fairlee in 1797. He eventually bought the mill outright. He then also built East Medina House, which was to become
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East Medina Mill was originally 80 feet long, 30 feet wide and built on five floors. It had an undershot wheel, two sets of barley stones, one
American wheat cutter, one oat cutter, three pairs of French stones, a flat roof for drying; and could grind thirty loads of wheat per week. Having both mill
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Later, Claybrook Luck came under the control of
Claybrook Farm and North Fairlee Luck came under the control of Heathfield Farm. Both were being used for oyster production, which is perhaps an indication that this was always the case. Oyster production carried on here right through the 17th and 18th
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Around 1250, the monks built a mill on the site and dammed the two lucks to form "sea-ponds" or fishing lakes. It is unclear whether they were actually used for fish or for oyster cultivation, which has always been a very lucrative industry on the River Medina. There was also a dedicated farm called
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and was principally a pleasure-ship, running excursion trips for the holidaymakers. She was 179 feet long, weighed 316 tons, had a crew of 30 and originally had a service speed of 15 knots. She could carry 980 passengers and was coal-fired. However, In 1938, she was converted to run on oil and then
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would be an attractive addition to the marina and hoped that he would be able to use it for cruises along the River Medina. In May 1969, after an extensive mechanical overhaul, she took her first trip under her own steam since being withdrawn from service in 1965. A month later, she was running a
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planning department on 11 June 2014 by the owners of Island
Harbour Marina, for permission to retain her on site for a further three years. This was to allow time to evaluate the possibility; and to find the funding necessary to rebuild her. The application was approved by the council on 5 August
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in the early to middle of the 13th century by Henry de Clavill. Shortly afterwards, the abbey also acquired the lands of Cleybrokes or Cleybroc, which would have encompassed the whole of the Island Harbour site. The prominent features of the site are the two 'lucks' or streams which flow into the
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Heading for the breakers yard, she was bought for £12,000 and saved by the Ridetts, who took her to Island Harbour in September 1970, to become its second floating restaurant and nightclub. After an extensive re-fit costing £60,000, she was officially opened as the "Ryde Queen Boatel" on 14 June
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In 1856, a carter by the name of Daniel Sheath was killed, whilst working at the mill. He was stopped in his wagon when another gig passed by, out of control, after its horses took fright. Sheath got down from his wagon and endeavored to stop the horses, but was run over and died of a fractured
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To stay in the deepest water, yachtsmen should steer straight for the green navigational buoy immediately off of the marina's holding pontoon. A 90 degree turn to port just before it, will take vessels parallel to the pontoon and into/through the lock. Yachtsmen should be beware of the mudbanks
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As well as arriving by boat, access to the marina can be gained by car, bus and river water taxi. A new riverbank cycle-way has recently been completed between Newport and Island Harbour Marina, with further plans for it to be extended to the Folly Inn in the future.
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Island Harbour Marina was built in 1966 on the site of a demolished water mill, with the main part of the marina being formed by enlarging the original millponds. The marina's creators and first owners were cousins Alan and Colin Ridett, together with Robert Trapp.
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set up a campaign to save her and she was duly rescued by the Ridetts, together with various preservation trusts, who paid £6,000 to buy her from a Belgian breaking company. It must have been perfect timing for the businessmen planning the new marina.
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returned to full passenger carrying service on the River Medway. There she stayed until 2012, when she returned to her original home on the River Dart and continues to work there, on charter to the Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverboat Company.
660:'s heroic achievements there during the second world war. At this time in 1971, the marina won the British Tourist Authority's "Come to Britain" award. At the same time the marina also boasted a swimming pool, which has long since disappeared.
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The marina has also changed hands a number of times over the years. The current owners are Eamon O'Connor and his business partner Kevin Webb, who bought the marina in January 2013. They operate under the company name Uavend Investments LLP.
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gates to maintain a sufficient operational depth. It also means that access to the marina by boat is dependent on the state of the tide and the draught of the vessel concerned. A table showing the approximate access times is shown below.
1004:. Her new interior enabled her to accommodate 35 guests in luxurious cabins and 100 people in her restaurant. She had an outside upper-deck bar, a quarter-deck dance floor and a lower deck "Boiler" lounge bar with a maple dance floor.
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Mill. However, in doing so, he over-stretched himself and the Newport Bank, which financed him, foreclosed on the loan. He was declared bankrupt in 1791, before their completion and died soon after in 1794 of a malignant fever. The
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Newport to fish the whole of the River Medina, he believed that he also had the sole rights to the lucks as well. He confiscated 2000 oysters, as well as firing a warning shot over the head of one of Redston and Faulkner's workers.
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was based there for three seasons from 2008 until 2010, offering excursions in the River Medina. At only 42 feet long, 8 feet wide and with a capacity for only 12 passengers, she is the world's smallest commercial paddle steamer.
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In 1790, a local baker called William Porter built East Medina Mill on the site, in partnership with William Gregory, a Newport hairdresser. Built on the site of a former army barracks, it was to become one of the great English
544:. The oyster lakes became the mill's millponds and the water wheel was placed right where the current marina's lock gates are now situated. Almost from the moment when William Porter built it, East Medina Mill became known as
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was drafted into war service and converted into a minesweeper. Her aft end was modified to accommodate minesweeping equipment, she was painted battleship grey and she was fitted with anti-aircraft guns. She was renamed HMS
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At the far eastern end of the marina is a nature reserve, where birds and other wildlife are left completely undisturbed. On the southern boundary of the marina land is a fairly large lake, which is currently unused.
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was started on two more blocks of apartments. Also in 2016, the on-site restaurant was greatly enlarged and refurbished and a new chandlery and boat repair workshop was built on land to the rear of the hardstanding.
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passenger ferry service with her sister-ship, the PS Sandown. Originally costing £46,000, she is to be the only sea-going coal-fired paddle steamer left in the world. She is 216 feet long and displaces 603 tons.
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ponds full on Spring tides, gave enough water flow to turn the wheel sufficiently to run the mill for six hours. Vessels of up to 70 tons could berth alongside the mill in the river, for loading and unloading.
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remained moored alongside, with both paddle steamers open to the public for a time. Owner, Alan Ridett said "For a time we ran them in tandem and could wine, dine and dance 1,000 people." However, the
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to fall into a state of disrepair and by 1943 it was considered to be structurally unsafe. In 1945, the disused building was damaged even further by a major fire and it was finally demolished in 1950.
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From the spring of 1984 until November 1987, there was another memorable and noteworthy vessel at Island Harbour. This was the 127 feet long, (sometimes quoted as 82 feet long), twin-masted Topsail
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Later, in the 1960s, cousins Alan and Colin Ridett, with Robert Trapp, constructed the new marina on the old site, which opened in 1966. By this time, they had already bought the Paddle Steamer
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and Dartmouth. As a river-steamer, she was only 113 feet long, weighed 96 tons, but could carry 500 passengers. She is currently the last remaining operational coal-fired paddle steamer in the
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centuries, with the oysters of the River Medina being widely regarded as the best in England! In fact, oysters were still being cultivated commercially in the River Medina right up until 2005.
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Later, in 1430, the Cleybrokes Farm site was leased by the abbey for life to William Knyt; and in 1487 to Joan Legge, widow of Thomas Legge. In 1517, this lease was passed on to John Pocock of
803:, rescued over 7,000 soldiers and was given four awards for gallantry. On her final crossing, she was severely damaged by a collision with another warship, but still managed to make it home.
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aging Roach sold the mill to the Newport Corporation (the local council), but stayed on as a tenant until September 1937, by which time he was 78 years old. He also owned West Mill and Lower
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on the East bank. Being a relatively small marina, it best suits pleasure craft of up to 20 metres in length. The marina accommodates both annual berthholders and short-term visiting craft.
1230:, where she began her new career as "The Pirate Ship" restaurant and museum. The restaurant treated its guests to a mock pirate meal and experience. Music would be provided in the form of
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businessmen for £10,000. When they tried to move her out of the marina, she sank just outside in the River Medina. There she remained until 1984, when she was refloated and taken to
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Pirate Ship and other extensive additional information on this page has been found and is searchable from the Isle of Wight County Press archives (Copies held of supporting pages)
611:'s regiment. It seems that the soldiers at both East and West Medina Mill were barracked there in between being sent to assist in, among other things, the quelling of the
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As well as the marina, there is a large hardstanding area for around 100 boats to be stored ashore. The marina also has its own on-site restaurant. There is an on-site
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and protect the invading US troops there by giving covering fire. At one stage, she was ordered to run herself aground if she did not have enough coal to return to
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Island Harbour has long been associated with a number of paddle steamers, moored there as floating nightclubs and restaurants. The most well-known of these are the
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After the war, she returned to the River Dart, where she continued her civilian career until finally being withdrawn from service in 1965. She was bought by the
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the residence of many of the owners of East Medina Mill. This house still exists in Mill Lane, although its name was changed to Tide Mill House some years ago.
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and given pennant number N48. Other than her service as a minesweeper and a training ship, her pinnacle of achievement came when she became the "Heroine of
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reported that he left a pregnant wife and four small children totally unprovided for. West Medina Mill was also used as barracks, housing Dutch soldiers of
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The southern half of the mill, described as a "bakehouse and storehouse", was from the start still occupied as a hospital and barracks by His Majesty
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Although many believe that she is now beyond repair, there is still a hope that something can be done to save her. An application was made to the
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Marina's first clubhouse, with berths being available in the original tide mill's two millponds. Despite having been open for some years, the
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Marina from 1966, Wight Marina from 1972, Medina Yacht Harbour from 1977 and finally to its current name, Island Harbour Marina from 1987.
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Road access to Island Harbour is via Mill Lane, which connects to North Fairlee Road (A3054). In Mill Lane, adjoining Island Harbour, is
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Farm. With its access to the River Medina, it is thought to have been a possible route through which the abbey transported its wool to
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River Medina. One of these has been known at various times as both Claybrooks Luck and Great Luck, whilst the other is North
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Marina was officially opened on Friday 28 May 1971 by M. Claude Prouvoyeur, the Mayor of Dunkirk. This was because of the
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returned to her former career on the River Medway and remained in service until September 1963, when she was sold to the
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On 18 July 2014, The Spice Bus was put on permanent display at Island Harbour Marina. It is the original bus used in the
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The Monarch was designed and built by Brian Waters, who was a key volunteer in finally restoring the paddle steamer
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As well as building East Medina Mill, Porter also built West Medina Mill on the other side of the river (nicknamed '
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has been at Island Harbour for over 46 years, from September 1970 until the present day. She was built in 1937 by
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Paddle Steamer Preservation Society's 'The Story of Medway Queen: A Paddle Steamer that went to war', 1975
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passenger ferry, being licensed to carry 1,011 passengers. In 1968, she was taken to the
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fell into a state of severe dilapidation, but was bought in September 1977 by a trio of
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The PS Medway Queen in the Albion Dry Dock, Bristol, undergoing refurbishment in 2013
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Thomas Brettell's 'A topographical and historical guide to the Isle of Wight', 1840
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John Albin's 'A New, Correct, and Much-improved History of the Isle of Wight', 1795
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John Albin's 'A New, Correct, and Much-improved History of the Isle of Wight', 1795
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Marina in August 1967, to operate alongside the marina's other paddle steamer, the
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Mill, because it supplied the transport ships which were taking convicts to
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either side of the entry channel and stay within the channel markers.
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sank again and was never refloated. In April 1999, the 175-year-old
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was brought in as a replacement, opening in June 1972. The
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1793:"Paddle Steamer River Cruise - Dartmouth Steam Railway"
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Isle of Wight County Press dated 17 June 1972, Page 14
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Isle of Wight County Press dated 4 August 1945, Page 5
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Church. There is a memorial there to them, placed by
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