What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: In loving memory of First Freeman of the Isle of Wight Anthony Minghella who loved and wrote about this place, born Ryde 6th January 1954 died 18th March 2008. 'This is my life now, the beach, these walks' from the play A Little Like Drowning
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- Peter Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jaggery, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Basher Eyre, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wayland Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- nick macneill, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ian Capper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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