Hi Eileen, Thanks for the details about Albert Street. Re Basildon, it was in Ventnor. I'm unsure of the spelling. My mother only told me that you went in from the street and when you looked out the windows at the back, you looked at the sea. Regards, Ron Cooper Land of Oz. -----Original Message----- From: Eileen price [mailto:petsearch@bigwig.net] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 7:45 AM To: Ron Cooper Subject: Re: [IoW] Accommodation on Isle of Wight Albert street does still exsist, and although I cannot place 29 in my mind most of the houses along that street still takes in lodgers of one sort or another. Do you know if Basildon is in Ventnor? The trouble with saying it overlooks the sea is that Ventnor, where it is built up in terraces, most places look out to sea. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Cooper <racmcoop@bigpond.net.au> To: <ISLE-OF-WIGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 11:38 AM Subject: [IoW] Accommodation on Isle of Wight > Hi List, > > Can anyone shed any light on Ventnor accommodation from the 1940-1960's? > > My grandmother Clara Florence SMITH used to manage a Guest House or Bed & > Breakfast (my version) in > Ventnor at 29 Albert Street back in the 1940-50's. > Does this street still exist? > Is it still accommodation - or a private house these days? > > Clara later managed a Guest House/Hotel called Basildon and apparently > overlooked the beach. > Does anyone recall where this was? > > Regards, > > Ron Cooper > >From Down Under > In the Land of Oz > >