[Illustration:  Whippingham Church.]

WHIPPINGHAM CHURCH.—­About a mile south of Osborne is Whippingham Church, a cruciform structure from designs furnished by the late Prince Consort.  Before a private Chapel was added at Osborne the Royal Family often attended.  The aisles which contain seats for the Royal Household are divided from the Chancel by ornamented arcades.  The north aisle is converted into a Mortuary Chapel in memory of Prince Henry of Battenberg.  Mural tablets to Princess Alice, the Duke of Albany, and a medallion bust to the Prince Consort have been erected by Her late Majesty; also a medallion to Sir Henry Ponsonby, whose tomb is in the Churchyard.  From the back of the Church there is a fine view of the river Medina, looking towards Newport, the capital of the Island.

[Illustration:  The Pier, Cowes.]

THE PIER, COWES.—­The new Pier and Esplanade from an attractive feature at Cowes.  When emerging from its narrow streets you come out into the wide open expanse of Esplanade, it is a great relief.  The Marine Hotel forms a prominent object.  East Cowes is to be seen in the distance.  This view is taken from close to the entrance to the Royal Yacht Squadron Grounds and Landing Stage.

[Illustration:  Royal Yacht Squadron Club House, Cowes.]

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON CLUB HOUSE, COWES.—­The Club House was originally one of the fortresses built by Henry VIII. for the defence of the Island.  In the time of Charles I. it became a prison.  It is now rented from the Commissioners of Woods and forests by the Club.  It is a scene of gaiety and animation during the first week in August, which is the Cowes week of the season.  Crowds gather near the slipway to see the royal and noble passengers land when the yachting season is on.  The Causeway leads to the Green which is crowded during the racing.  On fireworks-night this thoroughfare is densely packed from end to end.

[Illustration:  High Street and Queen Victoria Memorial, Newport.]

HIGH STREET AND QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL, NEWPORT.—­The ancient borough of Newport is the capital of the Island.  Its streets are usually busy, and on market days are quite gay and animated.  The County Petty Sessional Court is held every Saturday in the Town Hall, which is also the meeting-place of the Town Council.  The Isle of Wight County Council meets at the Technical Institute, as does also the Education Authority.  In the same building is the Free Library, the gift of Sir Charles Seeley, Bart., who also pays the librarian’s salary, with the water rent secured from the Town Council for the splendid supply, recently acquired from the estate of Sir Charles at Bowcombe.  The Diamond Jubilee Memorial to Her late Majesty is erected on the spot where at the Jubilee, in 1887, Her Royal Highness received an address of congratulation from the inhabitants of the Isle of Wight.  Newport contains the old Grammar School where Charles I. held his conference with representatives of the Parliament, and many other buildings of historical interest.  The monument to the Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Charles I., is in St. Thomas’ Church.