Entries from 1885 Kelly's Isle of Wight directories
for Civic, Brook
see on 1904
1885 list of towns
Total number of matches found: 7
To account for missing numbers in Streets, it may be understood that either the house was empty at the time the revision was made, or let in weekly tenements, or that the information was refused.
| The church of St. Mary was destroyed by fire in 1863 : the new church is a Gothic stone edifice. |
| Charles Seely esq. D.L., J.P. of Brook house, is lord of the manor and principal landowner. |
| The area is 713 acres of arable, pasture and down land and 40 of foreshore ; rateable value, 1,164GBP ; the population in 1881 was 195. |
| Sexton, James Hockey. |
| Coast Guard Station, Walter Gorman, chief officer |
| National School (mixed), Hulverstone, for the parishes of Brook & Mottestone; was formerly a barn & was made into a school about the year 1870 for 120 children, average attendance, 90 ; & entirely supported by Charles Seely esq. M.P. Miss Hephzibah Hollis, mistress |
| CARRIERS TO NEWPORT. - William Hayter, sat. ; James Milmore, tues. thurs. & sat |