Entries from 1885 Kelly's Isle of Wight directories
for Civic, Shanklin
see on 1904
1885 list of towns
Total number of matches found: 61
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.
| SHANKLIN is a village, parish and railway station, in the South-east Medina liberty and rural deanery, archdeaconry of the Isle of Wight, diocese of Winchester, 8 miles south-east from Newport, 9 from Ryde and 4 north-east from Ventnor, on the coast. |
| A small portion of the village is situated under high cliffs, but the more fashionable part on elevated ground, having delightful views of the sea, and very romantic inland scenery. This place has rapidly improved and increased, and in 1863 was placed under the Local Government Act of 1858, and is by a board of 9 members. |
| It is abundantly supplied with excellent water, and is also lighted with gas. |
| The Ryde and Ventnor railway has a station here. |
| The church of St. John the Baptist is a cruciform building of stone and wood in the Perpendicular style : was thoroughly restored and two transepts added, in 1859, at the cost of the patron and incumbent. |
| St. Saviour's-on-the-CIiff is an ecclesiastical parish formed in 1869 : the church, consecrated May 7th, 1869, is a building of stone in the Gothic style : and was erected at a cost of 3, 500GBP : a new tower is now in course of erection. Adjoining the church are school buildings. The area is 93 acres ; the population in 1881 was 962. |
| The ecclesiastical parish of St. Paul's Gatten was formed out of the parish of Brading in 1876. The church of St. Paul, in Station road [modern day, Regent street], is a handsome stone building in the Early English style, built by subscription ; will seat 800 persons. The population in 1881 was 1, 553. |
| The Congregational body have recently erected a handsome new church with schools and class-rooms : seating 367 persons on the ground floor, while an end gallery accommodates 72 : the total cost of church, clock and tower, with lecture hall and school amounted to about 3, 500GBP ; the work was carried out from the designs and under the superintendence of the architect, Mr. John Sulman A.R.I.B.A. of London. |
| Here are Wesleyan Methodist, Congregational and Bible Christian chapels : the old Bible Christian chapel was the first built in the town but has been superseded by a one which will seat 400 persons, built of local stone, and was opened in May 1885. |
| A cemetery of 2 acres, situated at Hillyard, was formed in 1878 at a cost of 2, 700GBP ; it is under the control of a burial board of 9 members. |
| The Town Hall, erected 1879 at a cost of 3, 000GBP, which was raised by public subscription and is to form the Literary and Scientific Institute, is a brick building with stone front supported upon four pillars ; it will seat about 500 persons. |
| Here is a Literary and Scientific Institution, supported by voluntary contributions ; also a Working Men's Club. |
| The village contains several good hotels, two excellent libraries, many private villas, and lodging houses. |
| A weekly paper is also published here. |
| Shanklin Chine is a deep chasm in one of the lofty cliffs which bound the bay on which the parish is situated : it commences about half a mile from the shore, and gradually increases in breadth and depth until it reaches the sea, where its width is about 180 feet, and its depth 270 ; a path-way has been cut along the side of this chasm or chine, through which flows a rivulet. |
| The manor is vested in the family of Popham, who are also the sole landowners. |
| The area is 675 acres of land and 64 of foreshore; rateable value, 15, 927GBP ; the population in 1881 was 1, 780. |
| Parish Clerk, St, John the Baptist, George Harris. |
| Verger, St. Saviour, William Poole. |
| POST, MONEY & TELEGRAPH OFFICE & Savings Bank - Frank Rayner, postmaster. |
| LOCAL BOARD of HEALTH. |
| Board days 1st, tuesday & middle tuesday in the month. |
| Chairman, Ferdinand Mercer Ball |
| 1883 -F. M. Ball, F. Cooper, George Paybody |
| 1884 - William Henry Moorman, Robert Blew, John Kidner |
| 1885 - David Lloyd, B. Cooper, Charles H. Moorman |
| Clerk, John Marsh esq. Ventnor |
| Solicitors, Hamilton-Urry & Marsh, Ventnor |
| Treasurer, Arthur Frederick Swayne, Capital & Counties Bunk |
| Medical Officer of Health, George Henry Roquw Dabbs M.D., Highfield |
| Surveyor, John Warne Cantlow, St. George's road |
| Inspector of Nuisances, William Lush, Paddock road |
| Collector, William Sutherland, Chester villa, Florence road |
| INSURANCE AGENTS |
| London Assurance Corporation, G. Humby; G. H. Matthews, Alexandra terrace, High street |
| Phoenix Fire, F. Cooper |
| Staffordshire Fire, A. Newnham, Rose mount |
| Sun Fire, T. Johnson, High street |
| PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS |
| Cemetery, John Marsh, High street, clerk to the burial board |
| Coast Guard Watchhouse, Esplanade, F. Spillman, commandant, boatman |
| Hampshire Regiment, 5th Isle of Wight (Princess Beatrice's) Volunteer Battalion (E Company), Capt. W. T. Arnell, commandant |
| Preventive Station, near the Chine, Frederick Spillman, chief boatman, & 7 men |
| PLACES OF WORSHIP |
| St. John the Baptist Church, Rev. W. Barry Cole B.A., vicar |
| St. Saviour's-on-the-Cliff, Rev. Charles Isherwood Burland M.A., vicar ; Rev. A. G. Fryer, curate |
| St. Paul's Church, Gatten, Rev. William Pettitt M.A., vicar |
| Bible Christian, Rev. James Stephens, minister |
| Congregational, Rev. George Avery, minister |
| Wesleyan Methodist, Rev. Daniel Bate, minister |
| SCHOOLS |
| National (boys & girls, about 320), built in 1871 ; Richard Young, master ; Miss Kate Taylor, mistress |
| Infant, Miss E. Dyer, mistress |
| NEWSPAPERS |
| Isle of Wight Guardian, published every friday night, Daniel Rogers, proprietor, Station road |
| Shanklin Weekly News, published every saturday by William H. Tomkins, 2 Rock cottages, Station road |
| Railway Station, George Humby, station master |
| CARRIERS TO :- |
| RYDE - Curtiss & Sons, Station road, daily |
| NEWPORT - Henley Daish, from his house, to the George inn, Newport. tues. thurs. & sat. |
| CARRIERS FROM THE STATION. - Gawn & Riddick, agents to the Railway Company |