On to Shalfleet, IOW

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Shalfleet was an important stop because it seemed to be a likely home for our Richard Door of Portsmouth, New Hampshire - the Parish records reveal a strong family history of the Dores up to and after 1645 (0ur Richards presumed birth year). Richard Dores appear in generation after generation, and a good number of the Dores are tailors.

Unfortunatly, by the census of 1841 there do not appear to be any Dores in the Parish. I was unable to find any Dore gravestones in the Church of St Michael the Archangel's graveyard - perhaps a closer look might find some, but the older grave stones are difficult to read.

My great regret is that I did not take a picture of the New Inn pub across the road from the Church - winner of the Best Dining Pub in the Isle of Wight for 2012. We had an outstanding lunch - so much so that I forgot to take pictures.

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Photos

St Michael the Archangel Shalfleet
Kathy standing at the bus stop in front of the Church - if I had only turned around and taken a picture of the New Inn directly behind me

St Michaels
The main entrance to the Church

St Michael Graveyard
A view of the North side of the Churchyard - I was unable to read most of the older tomb stones

St Michael Entry
Note that one of the windows is stained glass - apparently a fairly recent addition. The Non-Conformists under Cromwell did not approve of stained glass and smashed many of them - no reason to think Shalfleet escaped

Handicap entrance
This is an entrance to an addition to the Nave - its about 5 1/2 feet high

South side of Church needs mowing
It has been some considerable time since the weeds have been cut back

Church Tower (ca1070)
This Norman structure built about 1070 originally had no windows or other entrances, a ladder provided access to the top - it provided protection from pirates - a cannon was added to the top sometime later

Shalfleet Cottage near Bridge N
A tailor with the name Dore once lived in a "cottage under the bridge" - could this be the site?

Shalfleet Cottage on South side of Bridge
This building on the South side of the bridge - By the way it is for sale... (asking $366,000)

Shalfleet Bike Charging STA
My only photo of the New Inn (ca 1743) - seems like A handy feature for the Inn - Why not recharge your bike while downing a pint - though I never saw any electric bikes

Caul Bourne Stream downstream fr Bridge
Looking downstream from the bridge the stream has been channeled from here to the mill, about a 1000 feet or so

Shalfleet Mill Stream
Just above the dam, there must have been a lake here

Shalfleet Mill Dam
The ancient Shalfleet Mill is long since out of service

Shalfleet estuary
Tidal estuary not suitable for anchoring but very handy for wildlife

Shalfleet Quay
The Shalfleet / Newtown Harbor was once a safe and important port

Shalfleet Harbor
Many of these boats "take the ground" at low tide

Tide going out
A small boatyard seems to be active - they have flat bed trailers that you can run your boat on at high tide, then are pulled out at low tide

Swans
They seemed to be coming to see if we had handouts

Newtown City Hall
The settlement at Newtown predates the Norman Conquest. Newtown was once an important port, but never recovered from a French raid in the 14th century

Main Rd between Shalfleet & Newport
A main East - West road on the IOW narrow but in good repair

Farm near Shalfleet
On the way to Newport - a very tidy farm