James Dore, who died on November 25, 1925, was a photographer during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

As well as preserving Island history through his photographs, he was also Sandown’s pioneering fire chief, as well as a councillor, magistrate, and owner of a High Street jewellery business.

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James Dore in ceremonial fire brigade uniform, 1920 (Image: Isle of Wight Fire Brigades Federation)

Building the Bay is celebrating Dore’s centenary with an online exhibition of his historic images which capture daily life and landscapes in the Bay area in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

These will be posted over the coming weeks on the Bay Heritage Facebook page and the Building the Bay website in partnership with the Isle of Wight Heritage Service, starting with Dore’s photographs of the Bay’s shoreline.

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Boy with toy yacht (Image: Isle of Wight Heritage Service)

Paul Coueslant, Building the Bay’s heritage representative, said: “Dore’s legacy is a precious record of Island life in the decades before the First World War.

“Because of him, we’re able to see how the Bay area looked in Victorian times and the changes that have taken place since.

“We’re fortunate that so many of his original negatives survive thanks to the Isle of Wight Heritage Service.”