Entries from 1904 Kelly's Isle of Wight directories
for Civic, Cowes
1904 list of towns
Total number of matches found: 73
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.
| Post, M. O. & T. O., S. B., Annuity, Insurance & Stamp Office - Harry Mott esq, postmaster, 73 High street |
| Post, M. O. & T. O., S. B., Worsley road, Gurnard, William Payne, sub-postmaster, |
| Post,& M. O. O., S. B., Medina road, Herbert Sach, sub-postmaster |
| Post Office, Artic road - Edwin Froud, sub-postmaster |
| Places of Worship: |
| St.Mary's Church, Church road |
| Holy Trinity Church, Queen's road |
| St. Thomas of Canterbury Catholic, Terminus road |
| Abbey of St. Cecilia (Benedictine Nuns), Park road |
| Baptist Chapel (& Sunday school), Victoria road |
| Congregational, Union road |
| Methodist Free Church, Mill Hill road |
| Primitive Methodist, West hill |
| Wesleyan, Birmingham road |
| St. Mary's Mission Hall, Mary street |
| Salvation Army Barracks, St. Mary's road |
| Salvation Army Officers Quarters, 4 Claremont terrace |
| Public Establishments &c.: |
| Coast Guard Station, H. R. P. Floyd R.N., Inspecting Commander |
| Cowes Cemetery, Newport road; Alfred Gladdis, supt. ; Atherstone Damant, clerk & registrar |
| Cowes Conservative Club, James Yeates, sec., Beckford road |
| Cowes Gas Works, Arctic road; office, 40 High street; William Halliday, sec. ; Edward Henry Millard, manager |
| Cowes Liberal Club, Denmark road |
| Cowes Provident Dispensary, Cross Street ; Boys' School; L. P. Gibson; A. H, Copeman & T. A. Mayo, medical officers; Wm, Marden, sec., No. of members, 522 |
| Cowes Public Soup Kitchen, Cross Street |
| Cowes Town Pier, Fountain quay |
| Custom House, Post Office buildings, High street; A. H. Dromgoole, collector, superintendent of mercantile marine, receiver of wreck, registrar of Royal Naval Reserve & registrar of shipping; A. P. Miskin, clerk; William. T. Stokes, preventive officer; L. Daly, assistant & 5 boatmen; hours, 9 morning to 3 afternoon, Saturday 9 to 1 |
| Fire Engine louses, Park road & The Cut; keys kept by the brigade; Thomas Richardson, captain |
| Hampshire Field Club (Isle of Wight division of the County of Hampshire) ; G. W. Colenutt F.G.S. local hon. sec. 72 High street |
| Island Sailing Club (The); T. W. B. Faulkner, sec., High street |
| Isle of Wight Constabulary, Birmingham road; George Matthews, inspector, & 5 men; also a sergeant & 2 men at East Cowes & 1 man at Gurnard |
| Isle of Wight Electric Light & Power Co. Limited, West Hill road |
| Isle of Wight (5th) (Princess Beatrice's) Volunteer Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (H Company), Armoury, 17 Market hill; 2nd Lieut. J. C. W. Damant & 2nd Lieut. D. W. Rakey, commandant; J. Gostelaw, Color-sergcants-instructor |
| National Telephone Co. Limited (public call office), Cross street |
| Northwood burial Ground, Atherstone Damant, clerk & registrar to the burial board |
| Primrose League (Stanhope Habitation) (No. 1715), Granville road; Ward Humphreys, ruling councillor |
| Royal London Yacht Club, H. R. Bartlett, commodore; C. E. Hogg, vice-commodore; Claud T. Cayley, rear-commodore ; George Elkin, sec., The Parade, Cowes |
| Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes Castle; His Majesty the King, admiral; Marquis of Ormonde K.P. commodore ; Duke of Leeds, vice-commodore; Montague Guest esq. librarian; Drs. W. Hoffmeister & Edgar Hoffmeister M.B. surgeons; T. H. S. Pasley esq. sec. |
| Shipwrecked Fishermen's & Mariners' Benevolent Institution, Birmingham road; William Thomas Mahy, hon. agent |
| Unity Hall, Terminus road |
| Victoria Hall, Medina road |
| Yacht Masters' Provident & Benevolent Society, 40 High street ; William Halliday, sec. |
| Public Officers :- |
| Assessor of Taxes, William Halliday, 40 High street |
| Assistant Overseer, William Ritchie, 96 High street |
| Cab Inspector, Charles James Richardson, Waterford house, Castle road |
| Boat Inspector, Charles James Richardson, Waterford house, Castle road |
| Certifying Factory Surgeon, William Hoffmeister M.V.O. M.D.Heidlb., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.M., L.S.A., Clifton house, Bath road |
| Clerk & Registrar to Northwood Burial Board, Atherstone Damant, High street |
| Clerk to Cowes Urban District Council & Official Receiver in Bankruptcy, Harry Castell Damant, 67 High street |
| Collector of Taxes, Charles James Richardson, Waterford house, Castle road |
| Collector of Poor Rates, William Richie, 96 High Street |
| Harbour Master & Collector of Tolls, Harry Dowling, Fiona villa, Newport road |
| Lloyd's Agent, Harry Castell Damant, 67 High street |
| Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, Cowes district, Isle of Wight union; late medical attendant to Royal Establishment at Osborne, surgeon to the Royal Yacht Squadron; Port Medical Officer & Medical Office of Health to urban district councils, Cowes, William Hoffmeister M.V.O. M.D. Heidlb, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.M., L.S.A., Clifton house, Bath road |
| Registrar of Births & Deaths for Cowes sub-district, George Moody, Dalkeith, West Hill road |
| Registrar of Marriages, John George Wheeler, Sea View cottage Victoria road |
| Relieving Officer, Cowes district, George Moody, Dalkeith, West Hill road |
| Schools: |
| Cowes Grammar school, Union road, Joseph Hartley Bateman, B.A., head master, |
| National School (boys and infants), York street,; erected 1862-3 for 475 children; average attendance 237 boys, 200 infants. J. W. Dewis, master, Mrs. C. Dewis, mistress |
| National School (boys, girls & infants), Cross street; built in 1821, closed 1863, reopened and enlarged 1875 & again enlarged in 1895; number on books, 321 boys, 475 girls, 236 infants. William Marden, master, Mrs. Dyett, mistress, Mrs. E. Benjafield, infants' mistress |
| Catholic school, Terminus road |
| Newspapers. |
| County Press, sat. 1d.; (branch office) W. J. Gubbins, 59 High street; agents, Miss Jones, 117 high street & Miss Rowe, Birmingham road |
| Hampshire Advertiser, W. J. Gubbins, agent, 59 High street; published Saturday 2d |
| Isle of Wight Herald, George Fellows, proprietor & publisher, Beckford road ; published Friday |
| Railway stations: |
| Cowes Railway station: Tutton Thomas, Station master |
| Mill hill Railway station: Ranger John, Station master, |
| Carrier to Newport, Samuel Mundell, daily (except Sundays), from 'Duke of York', York street |
| Steam Packets to & from Ryde, Southsea, Portsmouth & Southampton, several times a day; L. T. Wilkins, Cowes, manager |
| Cowes Floating Bridge, Medina road; W. A. Rogers, manager |