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The Wonders of the Isle of Wight are a series of landmarks on the Isle of Wight. They were originally found in a series of postcards, and later memorobelia, originally published by W. J. Nigh. They are . local publishers Nigh and J. Arthur Dixon which were immortalised in a poem originating from a series of postcards published by local punblishers Nigh and J. Arthur Dixon.
Wonders[edit]
- "Lake" where there is no water.
- The "Needles" you cannot thread.
- "Ryde" where you walk.
- "Cowes" you cannot milk.
- "Freshwater" you cannot drink.
- "Newport" you cannot bottle.
- "Winkle Street" where there are no Winkles.
- "Newtown" which is very old.
Sometimes Newtown is replaced with "Newchurch, over 900 years old"
Also, the wording of the poem varies.
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Notes[edit]
- Play on words
- Series of landmarks and places
- Originally "five novelties of the Isle of Wight" - a series of postcards by W J Nigh. Later changed to Wonders
- May be written as "Five Wonders of ...", "Eight Wonders of ..." etc
- Some landmarks change
- Wording of the poem may vary
- Nigh and J Arthur Dixon publishers....