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John Medland

John Medland was brought up on the Isle of Wight from the age of six.  He studied history and economics at the University of Wales before a career with the United Association of Wales and related organisations in Paris. 

In 1985 he published his first local history, Shipwrecks of the Wight, followed by in 1995 Alum Bay and the Needles. He has been the editor of the West Wight Beacon and latterly  Isle of Wight Beacon magazines.

John is now pursuing a career as a local historian, lecturing on Island history at the Isle of Wight College and giving talks to interested groups.  He is also working on a new edition of Alum Bay and the Needles and a new book on Island History.

Books list

Click for details	Title (Publisher)/Short description	Buy
	The Making of the Wight Vol 2 (Isle of Wight Beacon) by John Medland More great tales from the history of the Isle of Wight in the second volume of John Medland's series.	£9.95
	Shipwrecks of the Wight (Coach House Publications) by John Medland A comprehensive illustrated history of ships of all types which have been wrecked on the shores of the Isle of Wight, or in the surrounding sea, from Roman times to the late 1970s. Includes accounts of famous disasters such as the Mary Rose, Royal George, Eurydice, Eider, Gladiator and the Pacific Glory, plus the scuttling of the royal cutter Britannia. Sailing ships, paddle steamers, submarines, and cargo vessels - they are all here.	£9.95