Author: Richard J. Hutchings
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781870947084
Category : Smuggling
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Smugglers of the Isle of Wight
Author: Richard J. Hutchings
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781870947084
Category : Smuggling
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781870947084
Category : Smuggling
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Smugglers Of the Isle Of Wight
Isle of Wight Smuggers' Pubs
Author: Terry Townsend
Publisher: PiXZ Books
ISBN: 9780857101037
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Smuggling, although always illegal, was a major trading activity in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. This `delicious deception¿ was an activity inhabitants of the Isle of Wight engaged in with enthusiasm. The Island¿s prominent smuggling role can be largely attributed to its offshore location with its sheltered coves and sandy beaches. Much of the contraband shipped by Island smugglers was destined for mainland customers. The Island became a natural forward base for traffic to and from the continent. Separated from the mainland by The Solent, this diamond shaped landmass was a natural gift to the `free traders¿ and developed into a main dumping depot where contraband purchased in Northern France and the Channel Islands could be stockpiled reasonably safely. The nerve centre of smuggling operations was predominantly the local pub, where plots were hatched, arrangements for transportation agreed and runs commissioned. The smugglers¿ pub served as a meeting place, recruitment centre, secret storage facility, distribution depot and valued customer. This copiously illustrated guide features a significant number of authentic pubs patronised over two centuries ago by Isle of Wight smugglers. These wonderful old buildings with their low-beamed ceilings, flagstone floors, inglenook fireplaces and secret hiding places are where, with a little imagination, one can sense the desperate days of smuggling¿s golden era.
Publisher: PiXZ Books
ISBN: 9780857101037
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Smuggling, although always illegal, was a major trading activity in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. This `delicious deception¿ was an activity inhabitants of the Isle of Wight engaged in with enthusiasm. The Island¿s prominent smuggling role can be largely attributed to its offshore location with its sheltered coves and sandy beaches. Much of the contraband shipped by Island smugglers was destined for mainland customers. The Island became a natural forward base for traffic to and from the continent. Separated from the mainland by The Solent, this diamond shaped landmass was a natural gift to the `free traders¿ and developed into a main dumping depot where contraband purchased in Northern France and the Channel Islands could be stockpiled reasonably safely. The nerve centre of smuggling operations was predominantly the local pub, where plots were hatched, arrangements for transportation agreed and runs commissioned. The smugglers¿ pub served as a meeting place, recruitment centre, secret storage facility, distribution depot and valued customer. This copiously illustrated guide features a significant number of authentic pubs patronised over two centuries ago by Isle of Wight smugglers. These wonderful old buildings with their low-beamed ceilings, flagstone floors, inglenook fireplaces and secret hiding places are where, with a little imagination, one can sense the desperate days of smuggling¿s golden era.
Smugglers and Smuggling
Author: Trevor May
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178442000X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Smuggling was rife in Britain between the seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries, and since then smugglers have come often to be romanticised as cheeky rogues – as highwaymen of the coasts and Robin Hood figures. The reality could be very different. Cut-throat businessmen determined to make a profit, many smugglers were prepared to use excessive force as often as they used cunning, and the officers whose job it was to apprehend them were regularly brutally intimidated into inaction. Trevor May explains who the smugglers were, what motivated them, where they operated, and how items ranging from barrels of brandy to boxes of tea would surreptitiously be moved inland under the noses of, and sometimes even in collusion with, the authorities.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178442000X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Smuggling was rife in Britain between the seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries, and since then smugglers have come often to be romanticised as cheeky rogues – as highwaymen of the coasts and Robin Hood figures. The reality could be very different. Cut-throat businessmen determined to make a profit, many smugglers were prepared to use excessive force as often as they used cunning, and the officers whose job it was to apprehend them were regularly brutally intimidated into inaction. Trevor May explains who the smugglers were, what motivated them, where they operated, and how items ranging from barrels of brandy to boxes of tea would surreptitiously be moved inland under the noses of, and sometimes even in collusion with, the authorities.
Smuggling on Wight Island
Author: R. F. W. Dowling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Smuggling
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Smuggling
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in the Isle of Wight
Author: M. J. Trow
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783037474
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Discover the darker side of this scenic destination with over twenty true-crime tales, accompanied by photos and illustrations. Its natural beauty attracts countless visitors—but notorious cases of murder, deceit, and pure malice have marked the long history of this apparently peaceful island. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, the full spectrum of criminality is recounted here. For this journey into a bloody, neglected aspect of the past, Isle of Wight historian and crime writer M.J. Trow has selected over twenty notorious episodes that give a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind. He throws light into the shadowy world of the smugglers, pirates, and robbers who plagued the island’s early history. He recalls the escape attempts of Charles I from Carisbrooke Castle, the mysterious loss of the Mary Rose and HMS Royal George, and the scandalous conduct of Lady Worsley. In vivid, sometimes shocking detail, he reconstructs notable criminal cases, including the brutal murders that have marked the island’s more recent past. In addition, he delves into the history of the island’s three prisons—Albany, Parkhurst, and Camp Hill—which have housed many of Britain’s most violent criminals.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783037474
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Discover the darker side of this scenic destination with over twenty true-crime tales, accompanied by photos and illustrations. Its natural beauty attracts countless visitors—but notorious cases of murder, deceit, and pure malice have marked the long history of this apparently peaceful island. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, the full spectrum of criminality is recounted here. For this journey into a bloody, neglected aspect of the past, Isle of Wight historian and crime writer M.J. Trow has selected over twenty notorious episodes that give a fascinating insight into criminal acts and the criminal mind. He throws light into the shadowy world of the smugglers, pirates, and robbers who plagued the island’s early history. He recalls the escape attempts of Charles I from Carisbrooke Castle, the mysterious loss of the Mary Rose and HMS Royal George, and the scandalous conduct of Lady Worsley. In vivid, sometimes shocking detail, he reconstructs notable criminal cases, including the brutal murders that have marked the island’s more recent past. In addition, he delves into the history of the island’s three prisons—Albany, Parkhurst, and Camp Hill—which have housed many of Britain’s most violent criminals.
Back of the Wight: Yarns of Wrecks and Smuggling
Briddon's Illustrated Handbook to the Isle of Wight
Author: G. Harvey Betts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Isle of Wight (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Isle of Wight (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Hist! The Smugglers are Out
Author: Henry E. Matthews
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Isle of Wight (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Isle of Wight (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Smugglers' Banker
Author: Jeremy Rowett Johns
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
ISBN: 0957646127
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The story of Zephaniah Job, the remarkable Cornishman who not only masterminded the flourishing contraband trade in Polperro
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
ISBN: 0957646127
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The story of Zephaniah Job, the remarkable Cornishman who not only masterminded the flourishing contraband trade in Polperro