athway
on the green to the right, the winding road and broad esplanade,
with the wide expanse of sands, furnish a characteristic view of
the principal features of Shanklin front. The level sands form a
safe and pleasant bathing-ground when covered by the sea. Boating
too is popular, it being within easy reach of beautiful bays in
the direction of Luccombe.

[Illustration: _Gateway, Carisbrooke Castle._]

GATEWAY, CARISBROOKE CASTLE.--This noble gateway tower was erected
by Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales, in the year 1464, and is still
in good preservation. The outer gateway was erected in the time of
Queen Elizabeth, when a great extension of the grounds enclosed
was made.

"The battled towers, the dungeon keep,
The loop-hole grates where captives weep,
The flanking walls that round it sweep
In yellow lustre shone." (Scott).

The old massive doors have been removed recently and replaced by
a lighter structure.

[Illustration: _Osborne House Terrace._]

OSBORNE HOUSE.--This view of Osborne from the south lawn is the
most picturesque, and gives the late Queen's apartments standing
out in bold relief in the centre of the picture. The terraces below
adorn the building, and the rosary which extends on the right to
the lawn is gay with a blaze of colour in the month of June. Now
that Osborne has been made into a Naval College, the grounds are
open to visitors on Fridays in the winter, and on Tuesdays and
Fridays in the summer season; it is visited by many thousands during
the year.

[Illustration: _The Pond, Bonchurch._]

THE POND, BONCHURCH.--One of the show places of the Isle of Wight
known throughout the world by the lovely pictures that have been
made of it. It has lately fallen into disrepute by the destruction
of some of its beautiful trees, but more specially by the leakage
of the pond which left it stagnant, dirty, and partly dry. This
has now to a large extent been remedied, and the pond once more
assumes its former aspect, giving reflection in its surface to
the lovely forms of beautiful foliage with which it is overhung.
The village is one mile from Ventnor.

[Illustration: _St. Catherine's Lighthouse._]

ST. CATHERINE'S LIGHTHOUSE.--Formerly the Lighthouse stood upon
the Downs, but the prevalence of sea mists during certain portions
of the year which obscured the light, at last led to the erection
of the present building near the margin of the sea. It is one of
the most powerful lig