COWES  , a seaport and watering-See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in the Isle of See also:

• WIGHT, ISLE OF

Wight, See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, 12 M . S.S.E. of See also:

• SOUTHAMPTON
• SOUTHAMPTON, EARL OF
• SOUTHAMPTON, HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, 3RD EARL OF (1J73—1624)

Southampton . See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West Cowes is separated from See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East Cowes by the picturesque See also:

• ESTUARY (from the Lat. aestuarium, a place reached by aestus, the tide)

estuary of the See also:

• RIVER

river See also:

• MEDINA
• MEDINA, JOSE TORIBIO (1852- )

Medina, the. two towns (each of which is an See also:

• URBAN
• URBAN (Urbanus)

urban See also:

• DISTRICT

district) lying on opposite sides of its mouth at the See also:

• APEX

apex of the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island . Pop . (19o1) West Cowes, 8652; East Cowes, 3196 . The See also:

• PORT

port between them is the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief on the island, and is the headquarters of the Royal Yacht See also:

• SQUADRON

Squadron (founded in 1812) ; it is in See also:

• REGULAR

regular steamship communication with Southampton and See also:

• PORTSMOUTH
• PORTSMOUTH, EARLS OF
• PORTSMOUTH, LOUISE DE

Portsmouth . West Cowes is served by the Isle of Wight Central railway . A See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

steam See also:

• FERRY (from the same root as that of the verb " to fare," to journey or travel, common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. fahren; it is connected with the root of Gr. 7ropos, way, and Lat. portage, to carry)
• FERRY, JULES FRANCOIS CAMILLE (1832—1893)

ferry and a floating See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge across the Medina, here boo yds. broad, unite the towns . Behind the See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour the houses rise picturesquely on See also:

• GENTLE (through the Fr. gentil, from Lat. gentilis, belonging to the same gens, or family)

gentle wooded slopes, and numerous villas adorn the vicinity . The towns owe their origin to two forts or castles, built on each See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of the mouth of the Medina by See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry VIII. in 1540, for the See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence of the coast; the eastern one has disappeared, but the west See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle remains and is used as the See also:

• CLUB (connected with " clump ")

club-See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of the Yacht Squadron . The marine See also:

• PARADE (Fr. parade, an adaptation from Ital. parada; cf. Span. parada, from Lat. parade, to prepare, equip, furnish)

parade of West Cowes, and the public See also:

• PROMENADE

promenade called the See also:

• GREEN, A
• GREEN, ALEXANDER HENRY (1832—1896)
• GREEN, DUFF (1791—1875)
• GREEN, JOHN RICHARD (1837—1883)
• GREEN, MATTHEW (1696-1737)
• GREEN, THOMAS HILL (1836-1882)
• GREEN, VALENTINE (1739–1813)
• GREEN, WILLIAM HENRY (.1825–1900)

Green, are See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close to the castle . The See also:

• INDUSTRIAL

industrial See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population is chiefly employed in the See also:

• SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding yards, in the manufacture of See also:

• SHIPS

ships' fittings. and in See also:

• ENGINEERING

engineering See also:

• WORKS

works .

The harbour is under an elective See also:

• BODY

body of commissioners . On the opposite side of the Medina a broad carriageway leads to East Cowes Castle, a handsome edifice built by See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• NASH, RICHARD (1674-1762)

Nash, the favourite architect of See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George IV., in 1798, and immediately beyond it are the grounds surrounding See also:

• OSBORNE

Osborne House (see OSBORNE), built in 1845 after the See also:

• PROPERTY

property had been See also:

• PURCHASED

purchased by See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen See also:

• VICTORIA
• VICTORIA (or VITTORIA), TOMMASSO LUDOVICO DA (C. I540-C. 1613)
• VICTORIA [ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA]

Victoria, the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of St Mildred, Whippingham, lying a mile to the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south .