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Entries for Cowes from Pigots 1828 directory
Total number of records found: 152Cowes |
| Civic |
| DENOMINATED East and West, and situated on each side of the mouth of the river Medina, is about 16 miles from Southampton, and 5 miles from Newport. |
| West Cowes is a town of considerable note and the principal port of the island. It stands on the declivity of a hill, in a situation healthy and airy, and convenient for sea bathing at any time of the tide, commodious machines being placed on a fine beach at the west side of the castle; warm bath are also provided. Its extensive sea prospects, inland views, embellished by the river, and the numerous villas which decorate it render the neighbourhood of Cowes highly attractable. |
| A promenade of considerable extent has lately been made along the shore. |
| The harbour is much frequented by shipping on account of its safety and convenience, particularly in time of war, by merchant vessels waiting for convoy. |
| Ships of war have been built here, and the place possesses every requisite of docks, &c, for building or repairing. |
| There is a castle of considerable antiquity, though not very remarkable for construction, built in time reign of Henry the 8th, in 1539. |
| East Cowes is the smaller town, seated on the opposite shore, which Leland tells us, in his time had a castle: on this side is the custom-house for the island. |
| There are numerous handsome residences in the vicinity of Cowes, which enjoy situations of peculiar beauty. |
| It has a market every day, and an annual fair on the Thursday and Friday in Whitsun week. |
| West Cowes possesses a population of 3,379. |
| Post Office |
| John Roach, Post Master. The mail to London, and all parts of the kingdom, at four in the afternoon; and to Newport, Ryde, and all parts of the island, at ten in the morning. |
| Academies |
| Helmore William (day) |
| Liddiard Miss (boarding) |
| Matthews Thomas (day) |
| Maynard J. (day) |
| Wilson Miss (boarding) |
| Attorneys & Notaries |
| Day Henry |
| Day Thomas |
| Hart John |
| Bakers |
| Edmunds William |
| Haynes James |
| Hollis Daniel |
| Johnston Elizabeth |
| Kelleway Robert |
| Loader Henry |
| Pinhorn Charles |
| Rimer John |
| Stephens Richard |
| Taylor Charles |
| Taylor M. |
| Whitewood James |
| Block & Pump Makers |
| Horwood William |
| James Richard |
| Booksellers, &c |
| Coombes Thomas |
| Moir Robert (& library) |
| Pinhorn James |
| Boot & Shoe Makers |
| Bailey John |
| Blake Jeremiah |
| Howell Joseph |
| Howell Richard |
| Love Charles |
| Wheeler James |
| Brewers |
| Blake Thomas |
| Eames John |
| Cabinet makers |
| Donaldson James (& auctioneer) |
| Richards Joseph, jun. |
| Carpenters, &c |
| Groves Anthony |
| Richards Joseph |
| Roberts James |
| Coal Merchants |
| Eames John |
| Pinhorn Richard |
| Spain George |
| Fire Office Agents |
| British, Thomas & Richard Ingles |
| Guardian, William S. Day |
| Hants & Dorset, John Hart |
| Norwich Union, Richard Pinhorn |
| Salamander, M. Hall |
| Grocers |
| Barter Benjamin |
| Blacker John |
| Droyer James |
| Ferris Robert |
| Freemantle James |
| Hewitt Jacob (& tallow chandler) |
| Ingles Thomas & Richard (& provision merchants) |
| May Thomas |
| Morgan Morris |
| Roach John |
| Wheeler Barnabas |
| Hat Makers |
| Cotton Richard |
| Hobbs William |
| Inns & Hotels |
| Fountain, James Webb |
| Marine Hotel, Thomas Helmore |
| Vine, H. Harrington |
| Ironmongers |
| Symonds John |
| White William |
| Coal Merchants |
| Francis F. D. |
| Horwood Daniel |
| Lucas George |
| Russell Ann |
| Sands & French |
| Thompson William |
| Woodyear George |
| Merchants & General Agents |
| Aldjo Thomas |
| Day James (& Consul for the Netherlands, &c.) |
| Day William Stewart |
| Milliners |
| Evans Miss |
| Knight Elizabeth |
| Painters, Plumbers, & Glaziers |
| Civil William & James |
| Cottle William |
| Lawrance James (& ornamental) |
| Tayler J. A. |
| Watts Edward |
| Perfumers |
| Jobling R. |
| Sibley Thomas |
| Rope Makers |
| Bannister William |
| Day James |
| Garrens Nicholas |
| Squib Richard Craddick |
| Sail Makers |
| Ratsey George R. |
| Spain George |
| Summers William |
| Ship Agents |
| Garrens Nicholas |
| Spain George (& agent for Lloyds) |
| Weinhott Brothers, Davis & Co. |
| Ship & Boat Builders |
| Miller Charles |
| Ratsey Linn |
| White Thomas |
| Surgeons |
| Bowen & Davids |
| Cassidy Peter |
| Clark John |
| Day Charles |
| Tailors |
| Harris Edward |
| Hillyer William (& draper) |
| Payne William |
| Richardson William |
| Wassell Thomas |
| Wine & Spirit Dealers |
| Stringer Joseph |
| Ward J. K. |
| Taverns And Public Houses |
| Anchor, James Mursel |
| Blue Bell, George Hansen |
| Bolton Yacht, John Luter |
| Castle, William Smith |
| Dolphin, Francis Clarke |
| Grapes, J. K. Ward |
| Jolly Sailor, Robert Locke |
| Red Lion, David Corke |
| Shipwrights' Arms, Charles Miller |
| Ship, George Jones |
| Ship & Launch, John Pinnick |
| Sloop, James White |
| Star, William Bannister |
| Sun, C. Cork |
| Three Compasses, Richard James |
| Three Crowns, Joseph Raynes |
| Torbay Boats, Thomas Goodenough |
| White Hart, John Sketch |
| White Hart, William Roberton |
| Miscellaneous |
| Corke George, jun., pilot |
| Dallimore James, saddler |
| Day T. B., ship chandler, &c. |
| Dore John, furniture broker |
| Moir Robert, watch maker & silversmith |
| Moore J., china, glass, &c. dealer |
| Osborne T., cooper & dealer in toys |
| Carriers |
| NEWPORT, and all parts of the Island, daily. |
| Water Conveyance |
| LONDON. The Medina & Good Intent, constant Traders to & from Chamberlain's Wharf. |
| PORTSMOUTH. A. Hoy, twice a day, at tide time. |
| SOUTHAMPTON. Knight's Steam Packet, (during the summer) every morning at ten, & every aft. At half past 5. |
| SOUTHAMPTON. Knight's fast sailing Packet, (during the winter) every afternoon at half past four. |
| SOUTHAMPTON. A Packet, every morning at nine. |
| Coaches |
| NEWPORT. From the Vine, every morn at ten, & every evening at five. |
| NEWPORT. From the Fountain, every morning & evening. |