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CASTLETOWN
CASTLETOWN SCARCELY EXISTED EXCEPT AS A LAUNCHING BEACH FOR FISHING BOATS BEFORE THE ROYAL NAVY DOCKYARD WAS SET UP. IT WAS THEN DOMINATED BY THE PRESENCE OF THOUSANDS OF ROYAL NAVY PERSONNEL PASSING THROUGH. THIS RESULTED IN A LARGE NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOUSES AND SHOPS TOGETHER WITH CAFES AND ROYAL NAVY OUTFITTERS.
SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE 1990S THE AREA SUFFERED A DEPRESSION BUT ENJOYED A PARTIAL REVIVAL WITH THE INFLUX OF DIVERS VISITING TO ENJOY THE SPORT.
THE NEARBY NATIONAL SAILING ACADEMY AND THE 2012 OLYMPIC SAILING EVENTS BASED IN PORTLAND PROVIDED A FURTHER - IF TEMPORARY - REVIVAL IN THE AREAS FORTUNES.
CASTLETOWN, 1880s. NOTE THE CASTLE INN IN THE BACKGROUND.
C H COLLINS AND COMPANY STEAM COAL MERCHANT TO THE RIGHT OF CENTRE OF PICTURE, NOTE PILES OF COAL FOR STEAMING THE SHIPS TO THE LEFT OF PICTURE, TAKEN c1910.
CASTLETOWN. STEAM BAKERY, THEN H. SCORE ARMY NAVY CONTRACTOR, THEN CASTLE HOTEL, THE JOLLY SAILOR PUB TO THE RIGHT, STONE WAITING TO BE SENT OFF. THE PICTURE BELOW SHOWN A RECENT PICTURE OF THE SAME SCENE.
THE NELSON TOILET SALOON. PROPRIETOR C. H. BULL, HAIRDRESSERS, NOTE SAILORS HATS IN WINDOW. A RECENT VIEW OF THIS SAME SCENE IS SHOWN BELOW.
BUREAU DE CHANGE AND POST OFFICE, CASTLETOWN. FOR A MODERN VIEW FROM THE SAME SPOT SEE BELOW.
CASTLETOWN - STONE WAITING TO BE LOADED ONTO WAITING SHIPS.
PORTLAND ROADS HOTEL. A MODERN VIEW IN BELOW.
GILL’S SHOP IN FOREGROUND.
THE PICTURE BELOW SHOWS THIS SAME VIEW IN 2013
THE NORTHERN END OF THE MERCHANTS RAILWAY AT CASTLETOWN. BELOW SHOWS THE AREA IN RECENT TIMES.
THE RAILWAY TRACK CAN JUST BE SEEN TO THE LEFT OF THE HOUSES ON THE SKYLINE.
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