Entries from 1904 Kelly's Isle of Wight directories
for Civic, Yarmouth
1904 list of towns
Total number of matches found: 30
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 pier, constructed by the corporation, opened 1876, 700 feet in length, 100 feet head frontage, the cost 4000GBP |
| Places of Worship: |
| Church of St. James, seating for 380, of which 160 are free |
| Wesleyan chapel, seating for 250 |
| Bible Christian chapel, seating for 120 |
| Baptist chapel, seating for 100 |
| Plymouth Brethren chapel, seating for 50 |
| Parish Clerk, James A. Griffiths, Field place |
| Post, M. O. & T. O. & S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office (Railway Sub-Office). [vacant], receiver. |
| Public Establishments: |
| Coast Guard Station, Bridge road, James E. Henderson, chief officer, & 1 chief boatman & 7 men |
| Isle of Wight Constabulary, Thomas Cass, sergeant, & 4 constables |
| L. & S. W. R. Steam Packet Office, A. Bullard, agent Quay |
| Solent Yacht Club, Quay street, Sir Charles Seely bart. D.L., J.P. commodore ; Lieut.-Col. Richard Pearson Crozier D.L., J.P. rear-commodore ; Major F. L. Donaldson, hon. sec. |
| Stamp Office, Quay street |
| Town Hall & Market House, St. James square |
| Royal Humane Society & Receiving House (where drags &c. are kept), Yarmouth poer |
| Public Officers: |
| Assistant Overseer & Clerk to Parish Council, S. E. R. Nicholls |
| Harbour Master & Ship Agent, Edward Bright |
| Pier Master & Collector, William E. Griffiths |
| National School, St. James street (mixed & infants), was erected in 1855, with master's residence, by the Rev. J. Blackburn, late rector, at a cost of upwards of 1000GBP, for 220 children ; average attendance 195 ; James E. Firmage, master ; Miss Dovey, mistress |
| Newspaper. - 'County Press,' sat 1d. ; agent, Charles J. Hearson (chief office, Newport) |
| Railways: |
| Yarmouth & Freshwater & Newport Railway - Through booking to London, via Cowes & Ryde, & all Stations on the Isle of Wight system (Robert J. White, station master). |
| London & South Western - Trough booking via Lymington, & receiving office for goods (James Hall, agent), Quay |
| Carriers to: |
| Freshwater - James Hall, daily, from Pier Hotel stables, sun. excepted |
| Newport - Drake, tues.thurs. & sat. ; Whittington, from the Quay, mon. wed & sat. ; & Newbery, mon. wed. & sat. |
| Water Conveyance - Steam communication to & from Lymington about eight times a day in summer, five in winter, Sunday excepted. |