VENTNOR  , a 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, 122 m . S. by W. of See also:

• RYDE

Ryde by See also:

• RAIL

rail . Pop. of See also:

• URBAN
• URBAN (Urbanus)

urban See also:

• DISTRICT

district (1901) 5866 . It is finely situated in the Undercliff district, at the See also:

• FOOT

foot of St See also:

• BONIFACE (Bonifacius)
• BONIFACE, SAINT (680-754)

Boniface Down, which reaches a height of 787 ft . The See also:

• TOWN

town is built on a See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession of terraces sloping towards the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, and from its sheltered situation, equable temperature, and comparatively dry See also:

• ATMOSPHERE (Gr. fir µ6r, vapour; orkaipa, a sphere)

atmosphere is regarded as one of the best resorts in England for consumptive invalids . In the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the 19th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century it was only a small fishing See also:

• HAMLET

hamlet, now it extends along the See also:

• SHORE

shore for a distance of about 2 m., including Bonchurch to the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east . It possesses See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly rooms, a See also:

• LITERARY

literary and scientific institution, an esplanade, a See also:

• PIER (older forms per or Pere, from Med. Lat. pera; the word for piers out of water. For river piers, where a firm, watertight is of obscure origin, and the connexion with Fr. Pierre, Lat. stratum is found at a moderate depth below the river-bed, the pctr

pier and extensive recreation grounds . The churches of Ventnor are all See also:

• MODERN

modern, but that of St Boniface at Bonchurch is a small See also:

• NORMAN
• NORMAN, SIR HENRY WYLIE (1826-1904)

Norman See also:

• BUILDING

building, perhaps the See also:

• OLDEST

oldest in the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island . Among the benevolent and charitable institutions are the royal See also:

• NATIONAL

national See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital for consumptives (founded in 1869), the seaside See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home of the See also:

• LONDON

London See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city See also:

• MISSION

mission, the St See also:

• CATHERINE
• CATHERINE, SAINT

Catherine's home for consumptives and the convalescent home of the Royal Hants Hospital .