Milestone Tower & Pepper Pot, Blackgang, Isle of Wight (c.1920s Real Photo Postcard | Sweetman “Sunshine” Series | 3863)

Description

Milestone Tower & Pepper Pot, Blackgang, Isle of Wight (c.1920s Real Photo Postcard | Sweetman “Sunshine” Series | 3863)

🏷 Publisher: E.A. Sweetman & Son, Tunbridge Wells
📸 Type: Real Photo (RP), sepia
🕰 Era: 1920s–1930s
📍 Location: Blackgang, Isle of Wight
🔢 Card No.: 3863 (“Sunshine” Series)
⬜ Back: Divided back, unused, clean

Condition:
Excellent for age — rich sepia tones, sharp detail in both the ruined Milestone Tower and the distant Pepper Pot. No creases or tears. Light natural storage curl only, easily flattened once stored properly. Reverse is crisp, clean, and unmarked.

Description:
Atmospheric real-photo view of the rugged Blackgang landscape featuring the crumbling Milestone Tower in the foreground and the distinctive Pepper Pot standing on the horizon. A striking early Sweetman RP capturing the Isle of Wight’s dramatic coastal heritage.