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12 St Barnabas Road, Ventnor
Those magnificent men in their flying machines
1913
Samuel Banks Wallis
1962 –
In 1910 Horace and Percival Wallis decided to build a plane in their shed in the back garden of 12 St Barnabas Road and then allow the general public to come and view it for sixpence a time.
Read the full story in this newspaper article from Mike Petty
The Wallbro plane of St Barnabas Rd
https://wallisandson.co.uk/history.php
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