[Illustration:  Little Jane’s Cottage, Brading.]

LITTLE JANE’S COTTAGE, BRADING.—­This cottage still retains its original appearance with thatched roof and diamond window-panes, a real old-fashioned Isle of Wight cottage, many of which are fast disappearing.  The little forecourt and garden are well kept.  The greenery covering the front, of plants of great variety, from the yellow jessamine to the red fuchsia, with flowers under and around the windows, combine in completing a picture of great beauty.  Here Jane the young cottager lived when Rev. Legh Richmond was Vicar of Brading in the early part of last century.  Her tombstone is at the back of Brading Church.

[Illustration:  The Sundial, Brading.]

THE SUNDIAL, BRADING.—­When clocks and watches were not common, a sundial was of great service to the public.  This old dial, with its well-worn steps, is situated in the churchyard at the back of the Church, close to the footpath leading to the Vicarage.  The view from the churchyard across to Bembridge Down is very pleasing.

[Illustration:  The Pier, Sea View.]

THE PIER, SEA VIEW.—­This pretty little watering-place is rapidly rising into prominence as a fashionable resort.  The Pier is an elegant structure suspended from piles, and affords an easy and rapid approach from Portsmouth and Southsea by steamboat, and during the summer there is a regular service of boats, as well as excursion traffic.  There are also many coach and motor excursions from various parts of the island.  Sea View is three miles from Ryde.  Many pretty villas have recently been built to accommodate the increasing number of visitors.

[Illustration:  View in Ventnor Park.]

VIEW IN VENTNOR PARK.—­The acquisition by the town of the site of the Park was a wise and good thing.  The differences of level afford many advantages:  those who like the sea breezes can walk on the upper promenade green where enchanting views of sea and land meet the eye at every point.  Quiet nooks like that of the picture can be found in the lower and more sheltered grounds.  The visitor can choose shade or sunshine at command.  Alongside of careful culture of flowers and shrubs, wild nature also asserts itself, not having been ruthlessly suppressed.

[Illustration:  Monk’s Bay, Bonchurch.]

MONK’S BAY, BONCHURCH.—­This quiet retreat is at the Ventnor end of the Landslip and within a short distance of Old Bonchurch.  The two thatched cottages are almost grown in, and the bright red cliff which forms the prominent feature consists of the topmost beds of the lower Greensand.  The lower beds behind the cottage are of geological interest from the diversity of colour in the beds.  The sands are white and firm, and there are rocks and pools where children love to play.  Close by is the path leading through the Landslip to Shanklin.

[Illustration:  The Downs, Ventnor.]