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Blackgang Chine

Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight

Blackgang Chine circa 1910

Blackgang Chine is the location of a natural chine (a coastal ravine) in the soft Cretaceous cliffs near Ventnor at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight, England. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 506 pixelsFull resolution (907 × 574 pixel, file size: 44 KB, MIME type: image/png) An outline map of the Isle of Wight for use within templates on Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Shanklin Chine, circa 1910. ... A ravine is a very small valley, which is often the product of streamcutting erosion. ... // The Cretaceous Period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic Period (i. ... Ventnor is a seaside resort and civil parish[1] established in the Victorian era on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire, between the Solent and the English Channel. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ...

Unstable terrain due to the underlying Gault Clay strata has resulted in a succession of huge landslips, notably in the 1920s, giving the area a very rugged and spectacular appearance quite atypical of southeast England. The Gault Clay is a formation of stiff blue clay deposited in a calm, fairly deep water marine environment during the Lower Cretaceous Period (Upper and Middle Albian). ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the anthem of the United Kingdom is God Save the Queen. See also Proposed English National Anthems. ...

The site is home to the Blackgang Chine amusement park, established in 1843 by Victorian entrepreneur Alexander Dabell, whose descendants have owned it ever since. It is allegedly the oldest theme park in the UK, and famous for its lifesize plastic dinosaurs. Originally a general-purpose scenic and curiosity park, it featured a whale skeleton and landscaped paths down the chine to a waterfall and the beach below. The paths were swept away in the early 1900s, and the continuing coastal erosion has since obliterated the chine itself and forced the owners to repeatedly move the clifftop facilities inland. The park's focus now is themed entertainments for families with young children. The same owners run a sister site, the Robin Hill countryside adventure park. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... A Fin Whale The term whale is ambiguous: it can refer to all cetaceans, to just the larger ones, or only to members of particular families within the order Cetacea. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // Public flight demonstration of an airplane by Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris, November 12, 1906. ... Severe soil erosion in a wheat field near Washington State University, USA. For erosion as an operation of Mathematical morphology, see Erosion (morphology) Erosion is displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock and other particles) by the agents of ocean currents, wind, water, or ice by downward or down-slope movement... Robin Hill is a family theme park, billed as a countryside adventure park, in the centre of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. ...

Blackgang is also the name of the nearby village. According to a May 2000 talk to the Isle of Wight Postcard Club by the present owner, Mr Simon Dabell, the etymology is simply "black pathway" (the original appearance of the chine), but the theme park understandably fosters the interpretation of a smuggling origin. Thus visitors to the park are greeted by a gigantic fibreglass smuggler between whose legs they must pass to enter. Blackgang is a village on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. ... There is a disputed proposal to merge this article with glass-reinforced plastic. ...

Clifftop walks in and around the area give panoramic views of the English Channel and the south-western Isle of Wight coast. Blackgang is also notable for dinosaur fossils and the nudist Blackgang Beach. Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: , the sleeve) is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... The Isle of Wight is an English island and county, off the southern English coast, to the south of the county of Hampshire, between the Solent and the English Channel. ... Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... Naturists find going without clothing both enjoyable and relaxing. ...

Blackgang was the birthplace of the actress and comedienne Sheila Hancock. Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Sheila Hancock OBE (born 22 February 1933) is an English actress and comedian. ...

The Blackgang Chine park is featured in the book Bollocks to Alton Towers, a humorous book concerned with "uncommonly British days out". It was chosen for its apparent eccentricity. Cover of paperback edition Bollocks to Alton Towers : Uncommonly British Days Out (ISBN 0141021209) is a travel book written by Jason Hazeley, Robin Halstead, Joel Morris, Alex Morris (creators of the Framley Examiner). ... In popular usage, eccentricity refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. ...

Park Guide

The park combines whimsical and unusual outdoor and walkthrough attractions with award-winning heritage exhibitions and a couple of significant rides.

• Rumpus Mansion: A walk-through attraction inside an old manor house, home to animated goblins, mischievous spirits and other fantasy creatures.
• FantasyLand: Features the animated Liquorice Factory, a dragon and the walk-through Weather Wizard show.
• NurseryLand: Various 'life-sized' nursery rhyme characters. Many are animated.
• Water Gardens & Maze
• Snakes and Ladders: A giant version of the board game, with large slides.
• Dinosaurland: Numerous fibreglass dinosaurs, most dating back to 1972.
• Jungle Walk: Fibreglass African wildlife.
• Buffalo Canyon: Full-scale frontier town including a saloon, jail, covered wagons and more. Very popular.
• The Triassic Club: Comic animated walk-through attraction. Features Darwin the Allosaurus, dressed in a tuxedo, who invites guests 'to dinner'.
• The Musical Pet Shop: Animatronic animals sing a rewritten version of 'Up the Swanny River'.
• Crooked House: A small walk-through attraction of disorientating crooked corridors and humorous scenes.
• Fort Tortuga: Pirate-themed adventure play area.
• Smugglerland: Features the 'Jolly Smuggler' play ship, a play pub, and the Smugglers' Cave, which tells the story of a shipwreck.
• St Catherine's Quay: An award-winning maritime heritage attraction. Home to the famous whale bones and a 37 ft long RNLI lifeboat.
• Blackgang Sawmill: An exhibition 'telling the story of timber'. Features numerous working steam engines.
• Water Force: A 100 ft-long water slide with three chutes.
• Cliffhanger: A small roller coaster close to the cliff's edge. Also since 2006 (when the other one in Ryde closed) the only roller coaster on the Isle of Wight.

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External links

• Blackgang Chine Amusement Park Official Website
• Old pictures of Blackgang