History of The Solent
The Solent is the body of water separating the
Isle of Wight from the mainland of Britain. Langstone and
Chichester Harbours, either side of Hayling Island, are sheltered
inlets from The Solent and were originally river valleys
which have been filled in and drowned as sea levels rise.
We have an educational video which shows by
means of an animation how The Solent was formed after the Ice
Age.
To view the video you will need a media player
which can play MPG files. The video is 8.1Mb in size, which will
take up to half an hour to download on a typical 56kb
home modem connection. However this will be much faster with a
broadband connection, particularly for schools for which
the video is particularly suitable in the context of understanding
local history and geography.