and roof of thatch, forms a pleasing subject in many a picture.
Half-way to the cliff are steps leading up to Appley Cliff into
the village, or on to the Landslip.


[Illustration: _Shanklin Chine._]

SHANKLIN CHINE.--A scene of sylvan loveliness beyond description.
Winding paths extending from the shore for about one hundred yards,
through one continuous bower of beauty, bring you to the head where
in the wet season there is a cascade. In the summer the banks are
one mass of ferns and foliage of varied form and colours. Quiet
nooks are to be found where, during the heat of the day, a book
can be enjoyed in the cool shade of the trees. Shanklin has the
reputation of being the cleanest town in England. It is certainly
the most beautiful in the Isle of Wight.


[Illustration: _Stone Seat--The Landslip._]

STONE SEAT--THE LANDSLIP.--The Landslip which lies between Shanklin
and Ventnor is a favourite resort to the inhabitants and visitors of
both places. The catastrophe that wrought this magic transformation
has resulted in producing scenery of entrancing beauty. The efforts
of Nature to cover and hide the deformities of riven rocks and
yawning chasms have produced trees of fantastic shape and remarkable
diversity. The broken rocks afford sustenance for many plants, the
chloritic marl liberated making the ground wonderfully fertile.
This stone seat forms a natural throne on which many parties have
found a trysting-place. As it stands in the principal pathway it