User:Simply south/Wonders of the Isle of Wight

The Wonders of the Isle of Wight are a series of landmarks on the Isle of Wight. They were originally found in a series of postcards, and later memorobelia, originally published by W. J. Nigh. They are. local publishers Nigh and J. Arthur Dixon which were immortalised in a poem originating from a series of postcards published by local punblishers Nigh and J. Arthur Dixon.

Wonders

 * 1) "Lake" where there is no water.
 * 2) The "Needles" you cannot thread.
 * 3) "Ryde" where you walk.
 * 4) "Cowes" you cannot milk.
 * 5) "Freshwater" you cannot drink.
 * 6) "Newport" you cannot bottle.
 * 7) "Winkle Street" where there are no Winkles.
 * 8) "Newtown" which is very old.

Sometimes Newtown is replaced with "Newchurch, over 900 years old"

Also, the wording of the poem varies.