Entries from 1885 Kelly's Isle of Wight directories
for Civic, Newport
see on 1904
1885 list of towns
Total number of matches found: 114
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.
| Newport, an ancient borough and well-built market and railway town. |
| The Cowes and Newport railway was opened to Cowes in 1862; a line to Ryde was completed in 1875; another from Newport to Sandown was opened in February 1875, and connected with the two former in 1879. |
| Places of Worship |
| The church of St. Thomas the Apostle has been rebuilt; the foundation stone laid by HRH Prince Albert in 1854. |
| St. John the Baptist is an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1836 from Carisbrooke civil parish. Erected in 1837, at a cost of 4,500GBP, raised by subscription and grants. There are 800 sittings, one-third of which are free. The population in 1881 was 3,661. |
| The Catholic chapel in Pyle Street, dedicated to St. Thomas of Canterbury was erected in 1791, at a cost of 3,000GBP, having been built by Mrs. Elizabeth Heneage, daughter and heiress of John Brown esq. (late of Gatcombe). There are seats for about 500 persons. |
| The Congregational chapel in Lower St. James street will seat about 500 persons. |
| The Baptist chapel, in High street/Carisbrooke road, erected in 1812, at a cost of about 2,000GBP. |
| The Wesleyans [Pyle street], Primitive Methodists [Pyle street] and Unitarians [High street} have also chapels here. |
| The Bible Christians have a handsome new chapel with spire, spacious school and class rooms in Quay street. |
| The Society of Friends [High street] and the Brethren [Union street] have meeting rooms. |
| The Salvation Army have barracks situated in Quay street. |
| A Cemetery, situated in the Ryde road was formed in 1871 at a cost of 3,000 GBP, and is under the control of a burial board of 9 members. |
| The Isle of Wight Literary Institution in St. James's square was erected in 1810, at a cost of 3,000GBP; it has a large and well-supplied news room, and valuable library. |
| The Newport Young Men's Literary Society and Museum, in Quay street, has an reading room and library, containing 2,000 volumes |
| The area of the parish is 58 acres ; the population of the parish in 1881 was 3,237; the municipal population 9,357. |
| BARTON, a suburban village in Whippingham civil parish, is an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1844. St. Paul's church, erected in 1844, on a site given by C. W. Martin esq., at a cost of 2,040GBP. It has 400 sittings, half of which are free. An addition has been made to the old burial ground, and a burial board formed consisting 9 members. The area is 1,026 acres ; the population in 1881 was 1334. |
| Parish Clerk, - St. Thomas the Apostle, W. Stevens |
| Barton - Sexton, Peter Baker. |
| Post Office, etc. |
| Post, Money Order & Telegraph Office, Savings Bank, Life Insurance & Annuity Office, 99 High street. Postmaster, A. N. Le Messurier. |
| Post & Money Order Office & Savings Bank, Upper St. James street - William Harding, receiver. |
| Sub-Offices under Newport ;- Arreton, Brixton, Blackwater, Carisbrooke, Calbourne, Chale, Freshwater, Godshill, Newchurch, Niton, Norton, Shalfleet, Shorwell, Whitwell, Wroxall, Yarmouth, Hunny hill |
| Medical Officer of Health, Frank Bumfylde Tuttiett, 52 Pyle street |
| Treasurer, Frederick Benjamin Theodore Goldstone |
| Auditors, Samuel Wheeler & William Jeffery |
| Auditor Appointed by the Mayor, Cornelius Salter |
| Surveyor, Inspector of Nuisances & Lodging Houses, F. W. B. Waterworth, High street |
| Public Analyst, Arthur Angell Ph.D. 4 Portland terrace, Southampton |
| Borough Surveyor and Sanitary Inspector, Frederick William Bulley Waterworth, High street |
| Harbour Master, Frank Osborne |
| Superintendent of Police, Henry Blackwell, Quay street, Newport |
| Collector of Rates, Charles Thomas Allee |
| Town Sergeant, George Tiley |
| Insurance Agents |
| County Fire, Edmonds & Co., 20 Holyrood street ; E. Phillips, 13 Castle road |
| Economic Life |
| Law Fire, A. H. Estcourt, 98 High street |
| London Assurance Corporation, C. E. T. Mew, Royal Brewery ; G. E. Mew |
| North British & Mercantile, A. H. Estcourt, 98 High street |
| Northern Fire & Life. C. J. Arnell, Mill street ; G. Long, 7 Castle road |
| Norwich Union, Robert Bullen,33 Lugley street |
| Phoenix Fire, W. Etheridge, 98 High street ; Joyce & Son |
| Provident Life, E. Phillips |
| Royal Exchange, E. F. King, 110 Carisbrooke road |
| Royal Farmers', R. Pinhorn, Hill side, Clarence road, Shanklin |
| Standard Life, R. Pinhorn, 122 High street |
| Yorkshire, C. T. Allee, High street |
| Public Establishments |
| Assembly Rooms, Holyrood street, George Hoad, sec. |
| Borough Police Station, Quay street, Henry Blackwell, superintendent, 2 sergeants & 7 constables |
| Burial Board of Barton, Henry Richard Hooper, 17 Quay street, Newport, clerk to the board |
| Cemetery, Ryde road, William Weeks, clerk to the burial board ; Edmund Matthew, keeper |
| Corn Exchange, St. James's street |
| County Court for the Isle of Wight, Town hall, His Honor Patrick M. Leonard, judge ; Frederick Blake, registrar ; Charles Allen, high bailiff ; Alfred Allen, bailiff ; office, Quay street. A County Court for the whole of the island is held every month, alternately at Newport & Ryde |
| County Police Station, Ryde road, Edward Elderfield, supt. 2 sergeants & 7 constables |
| Fire Brigade Station, Quay street |
| Inland Revenue Office, 15 Holyrood street, James Robinson, supervisor |
| Masonic Hall, Lugley street |
| Queen's Assembly Rooms, Lugley street, C. H. Wadham, manager |
| Stamp Office, High street, A. N. Le Messurier, sub-distribritor |
| Town Hall & Market House, High street |
| Volunteer Drill Hall, Drill Hall road, George Beale, hall keeper |
| Isle of Wight Union |
| Board day, thursday, fortnightly, at the Union, Parkhurst, at 10.30 a.m. |
| The population of the union in 1881 was 76,633 ; rateable value 408,575GBP. |
| Workhouse, Parkhurst, a building of brick, built in 1775, to hold 700 inmates |
| Schools |
| The School Board for Newport was formed in December, 1873, consisting of 7 members |
| The Free Grammar School, in Lower St James street, founded by subscription in 1614 and endowed by Sir Richard Worsley, Sir Thomas Fleming and others. The master teaches 20 free scholars and is allowed to take other day scholars as well as boarders. The present master is the Rev. Edward William Watts, M.A. formerly exhibitioner of Lincoln College, Oxford, graduate in double honours. |
| The Blue School, or Girls' Charity School, in Lugley street was founded by subscription 1761 for the purpose of clothing and teaching a number of poor girls of Newport and qualify them to be honest and useful domestic servants. The girls are educated, clothed, boarded and lodged at the expense of the charity. Miss Laura Joslyn, mistress. |
| A large building, known as the Lace Factory, at Broadlands, near the eastern entrance to the town, is converted by Mrs. T. Harvey into a training school for female domestic servants. |
| Board School, Upper St James Street; built 1812 originally known as the Lancastrian and afterwards the Royal British Schools, were handed over to the Newport Board in 1876; who thoroughly renovated them, and a handsome new infants' school-room has since been added at a cost of about 1200GBP; the school will hold 600 children; average attendance 520 ; A. Gill Martin, master; Mrs. Sarah Martin, infants' mistress ; Miss Charlotte Moody, girls' mistress. |
| National school (boys, girls and infants), Carisbrooke road. Built 1816 for 700 children, average attendance 300 boys, 350 girls and infants. William King Ediss, master ; Miss Eliza Jane Purchase, mistress ; Miss Annie Westmore, infant's mistress. |
| St. John's (boys, girls and infants), Trafalgar road, built in 1830, for 150 children ; average attendance, 126 ; Albert Wells, master ; Miss Harriet Horwood and Miss Fanny Cassford, mistresses. |
| Catholic, High street, built in 1840, for 200 children ; average attendance, 140 ; Mrs/ Elizabeth Thrale, mistress |
| Railway stations |
| Newport, Herbert Simmonds, general manager ; William S. B. Greenwood, station master |
| Shide, George Ranger, station master |
| Blackwater, Mrs. Edmunds, station mistress |
| CONVEYANCES. |
| Omnibus from the Bugle hotel meets every train & conveys passengers to Carisbrooke & to all parts of the town |
| FRESHWATER & YARM0UTH - Mon. wed. & sat |
| RYDE - Vanner's omnibuses & coaches several times a day |
| VENTNOR - Daily from 'Bugle' (via Godshill) |
| CARRIERS. |
| With the inns they start from & the days of departure. |
| To & from the following places : |
| ATHERFIELD - Willstead, 'Plough,' wed. & sat. at 4 p.m. |
| BRIXTON, SHORWELL & BROOK - Woodford, 'Green Dragon,' mon. wed. & sat. ; Jacobs, 'Castle,' mon. wed. & sat ; Shotter, 'King's Head,' tues. thurs. & sat ; Hayter & Millmore, 'King's Head,' wed. & sat. |
| CALBOURNE - Burt, 'King's Head,' mon. wed. sat. |
| CHALE & BLACKGANG - Brown, 'Rose & Crown,' mon. wed. & sat ; Chiverton, 'George,' tues. thurs. & sat. |
| EAST COWES - Mundell, from his house, 12 Holyrood street, mon. wed. & fri ; Flux, from South street; Pickford & Co. from St. James street; & Hollis's boat, from the Quay daily (except sunday) |
| WEST COWES - Mundell from his house, 12 Holyrood street, daily (sunday excepted), Flux, from South street; Pickford & Co. from St. James street; & Hollis's boat, from the Quay daily (except sunday) |
| FRESHWATER - Moyce, 'Rose & Crown,' tues. thurs. & sat. |
| NEWBRIDGE - George Reynolds, 'King's Head,' mon. wed. sat. at 3 p.m |
| NEWCHURCH - Baker, 'Globe,' wed. & sat. at, 3-30 p.m. |
| NITON - Jacobs, 'George,' mon. tues. wed. thurs. & sat. at 4 p.m. ; Lacey, 'Plough,' tues. thurs. & sat. at 4 p.m. |
| SANDOWN - TayIor, van & omnibus, from 'King's Head,' mon. wed. & sat |
| SHANKLIN - Dash, 'George,' tues. thurs. & sat. |
| SHORWELL - Jacobs, 'Castle,' mon. wed. & sat.; Shotter, 'King's Head,' tues. thurs. & sat. ; Morris, 'Plough inn,' wed. & sat. 4 p.m. |
| VENTNOR & B0NCHURCH - Thomas, van & omnibus, from 'Hare Hounds,' daily |
| WHITWELL - Phillips, 'Plough,' mon. wed. & sat 4 p.m |
| YARMOUTH - Drake & Whittington, 'King's Head,' tues. thurs. & sat |
| WATER CONVEYANCE. |
| FAREHAM - The 'Una,' Capt. French, tues |
| PORTSMOUTH - The 'Tally Ho,' the 'Druid,' R. Croucher, three & four times a week ; Pickford & Co. daily |
| SOUTHAMTON - The 'Bee,' 'Iona,' 'Ithunia,' 'Arrow,' Wave,' & 'Vectis,' Shepard Brothers; also Pickford & Co. daily |
| A Passage Boat to & from Cowes, daily, according to tide |
| YARMOUTH & LYMINGTON - Once a week from the Quay |
| CARRIERS. |
| Shepard Brothers (in connection with the South Western Railway Co.), Sea street |
| Pickford & Co. (John Gardener, agent,), St. James street |
| Sutton & Co. (J, Clark, agent), Upper St. James street. |