Entries from 1904 Kelly's Isle of Wight directories
for Civic, Newport
1904 list of towns
Total number of matches found: 107
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.
| Postal: |
| Postmaster, Corfield J., Newport |
| Town sub-postmasters - 9 Castle road, M. Chiverton; Coppins Bridge, 160 High street, William Dore; 38 & 40 Hunny hill, Harry Cooper; 64 Upper St. James street, Mrs. Whiston |
| Places of Worship. |
| St. Thomas' Church, St. Thomas square |
| St. Thomas' Mission Church, South street |
| St. John's Church, St. John's road |
| St. Paul's Church, Cross lanes, Barton |
| St. Thomas of Canterbury, Pyle street (RC) |
| Friends' Meeting House, High street |
| Baptist (Castlehold), High street |
| Bible Christian Connexion, Quay street |
| Brethren, Union street |
| Congregational, Lower St. James' street |
| Primitive Methodist, Pyle street |
| Unitarian, High street |
| Wesleyan, Pyle street |
| Mission Room (Wesleyan), Hunny Hill |
| Mission Room, Worsley Road |
| Newport Parish Hall, South street |
| St. John's Parochial Hall, Chapel street |
| Salvation Army Head Quarters, 5 Chapel street & Barracks, Lugley street |
| Public Establishments &c. |
| Albany Barracks, Parkhurst |
| Assembly Rooms, Holyrood street |
| Burial Board of Barton, F. D. Shields, 17 Quay street, Newport, clerk to the board |
| Cemetery, Ryde road, William Weeks, clerk to the burial board ; Richard Parsons, keeper |
| Corn Exchange, St. James square, Walter Scott, caretaker |
| County Council Technical Instruction Gardens, St. John's place |
| County Council Offices, 20 Holyrood street, William H. Wooldridge, clerk; Charles E. Nobbs, deputy clerk & county accountant |
| County Court, Bankruptcy & District Registry Jurisdiction for the Isle of Wight, Town hall, His Honor Percy Gye, judge; Alfred Dashwood, regisrar & high bailiff; office, 32 Holyrood street, A County Court for the whole of the island is held every month, alternately at Newport & Ryde ; Official Receiver in Bankruptcy, Harry Castell Damant, solicitor, 19 Quay street, Newport. |
| Drill Hall, Frank King, sec. 39 & 40 Quay street |
| Isle of Wight County Council Weights & Measures Office, 38 Pyle street; Tertius Nobbs, inspector |
| Isle of Wight Electric Light & Power Station, Riverside |
| ISLE OF WIGHT CONSTABULARY: |
| Chief Constable's Office, Kingsfield, Ryde road, Capt. Harry George Adams-Connor, chief constable; Ernest Cecil Gurney, deputy chief constable & chief clerk |
| County Police Station, KingsfieId, Ryde road, Frank Hale, superintendent |
| Town Police Station, 31 Quay street, Newport, William Ayres, superintendent |
| Isle of Wight Union Offices, 30 Pyle street |
| Inland Revenue Office, 113 High street, Joseph William East, supervisor |
| Medina Hall, High street |
| Newport Gas Co. ; offices, The Works, Frank King sec.; H. J. Ibbotson, engineer & manager |
| Stamp Office, Post office, 99 High street, J. Corfield, sub-distributor |
| Technical Education Offices, Holyrood street, John D. Custance, organizing sec. |
| Town hall & Market House, High street |
| Volunteer Drill Hall, Drill Hall road, Newport, J. Sizer, hall keeper |
| Volunteer Fire Brigade- N. H. T. Mursell, captain; Ernest Hayles, engineer; Frederick D. Shields, 16 uay street, hon. sec. ; Engine house, Quay street, the keys of the engine house are kept at the Police station |
| Volunteers: |
| Isle of Wight (5th)(Princess Beatrice's) Volunteer Battalion, Hampshire Regiment; head quarters (C & D companies), Drill hall, Drill Hall road, Newport; Colonel commanding, Lieut.-Col. C. Hilton Seely V.D., M.P. ; Quartermaster, F. King; Adjutant, Capt. A C. Richards, Hants regiment; Surg.-Capt. K. W IngIby-Mackenzie & Surg.-Lieut. W. H. Harland, surgeons; Acting Chaplains, Rev. Clement Smith M.V.O., M.A. Rev. W. G. Whittam M.A. & Rev. H. E. Sharpe M.A. ; C Co. 2nd Lieut. M. J. M. Vicars; D Co. Capt. C. G. Brodie ; Sergt.-Major T. J. Rumpling |
| Schools: |
| Newport Grammar School, 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. Vibert Charles D. B.A., head master |
| A large building, known as the Lace Factory, at Broadlands, near the eastern entrance to the town, has been converted by Mrs. T. Harvey into a training school for female domestic servants. Williams Mrs., lady superintendent |
| Council, Barton ; built 1835 at a cost of 600GBP for 150 children; being enlarged and separated into mixed & infants' school in 1881, a new boys' school in 1866 & new girls' school added 1897; average attendance combined 500. Mitchell J. L., master, Henshaw Miss, girls' mistress, Foreward Miss, infants' mistress |
| Council (boys', girls, & infants' in three departments) Upper St. James street & Orchard street; built 1812 originally known as the Lancastrian and afterwards the Royal British Schools, were handed to the Newport Board in 1875; re-opened in Jan. 1876 and a handsome new infants' school-room has been added at a cost of about 1200GBP, with new class rooms to the older buildings & other additions & improvements; the school will hold 900 children; average attendance 700. Martin A. Gill, head master, Pickworth Miss L., infants' mistress, Moody Miss Charlotte, girls' mistress |
| National St. Thomas' school, (boys, girls, and infants), Carisbrooke road, built 1816 for 700 children; average attendance 200 boys, 170 girls, 150 infants. Ediss William King, master, Gould Mrs., mistress, Ediss Mrs, infants' mistress |
| Node Hill Sunday School, Upper St. James' street |
| St. John's Sunday Schools, Trafalgar road |
| Wesleyan Sunday School, Pyle street |
| Newspapers. |
| County Press, sat. 1d.; chief office, 26 St. James' square ; G. A. Brannon, manager; branch offices in all other Island towns |
| Hampshire Advertiser (branch office), John Wilson Marshall, manager, 90A, High street ; published Saturday |
| Hampshire Independent, fri. ; Southern Echo, every evening ; district office, 100 High street |
| Newport Times & I. of W. Journal ; chief Island office, 18 Holyrood street ; John Trent, manager |
| Southern Daily Mail ; branch office, 18 Holyrood street ; John Trent, manager |
| Telephone. |
| National Telephone Co. Limited, 60 Lugley street |
| Railway Stations. |
| Newport, Charles L. Conacher, general manager; George Ranger, station master |
| Shide, Sanuel Urry, Station clerk |
| Conveyances. |
| Omnibus from the Bugle & Waeburton's hotel meets every train & to all parts of the towm |
| Ryde - Once daily |
| Carriers: |
| Whittington, Carrier to Atherfield from 'Rose & Crown', St. Thomas's square, mon., wed., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Sprake, Carrier to Chale via Shorwell & Yafford from 'Rose & Crown', St. Thomas's square, mon., wed., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Cheek George & Frederick, Carrier to Blackgang and Chale (via Chillerton & Gatcombe) from 'Rose & Crown', St. Thomas's square, mon., tues., wed., thurs., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Kent George, Carrier to Blackgang & Chale from @Warburton's' stables, wed. 3.30, sat. 4 p.m.; from Messrs. E. Way & Co.'s Store, 35 High street, daily at 9.15 a.m. |
| Buckett James, Carrier to Brighstone, Shorwell & Brooke from 'Rose & Crown', St. Thomas's square, mon., wed., fri., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Shotter George, Carrier to Brighstone, Shorwell & Brooke from 'Rose & Crown', St. Thomas's square, tues., wed., thurs., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Hayter Roland, Carrier to Brighstone, Shorwell & Brooke from 'Rose & Crown', St. Thomas's square, wed. & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Millmore Mrs., Carrier to Brighstone, Shorwell & Brooke from 'Rose & Crown', St. Thomas's square, daily 4 p.m. |
| Reynolds, Carrier to Calbourne, Newbridge & Ningwood from 'King's Head', mon., wed., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Mundell, Carrier to East Cowes, from Lugley street, daily; to West Cowes, twice daily, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. |
| Hollis, Carrier by water to West Cowes from the Quay, twice a week. |
| Moyce George, Carrier to Freshwater via Thorley from 'Rose & Crown', St. Thomas's square, tues., thurs., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Reynolds George, Carrier to Newbridge & Ningwood from 'King's Head', mon., wed., & sat. 3.30 p.m. |
| Holbrook Edwin, Carrier to Newtown & Porchfield from 'King's Head', sat. 4 p.m. |
| Barnes, Carrier to Niton from the 'George', mon., tues., wed., fri., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Jones, Carrier to Niton from the 'Rose & Crown', tues., thurs., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Tutton, Carrier to Ryde via Wootton and Binstead from the 'Rose & Crown', daily 4 p.m. |
| Taylor Henry, Carrier to Sandown via Arreton from the 'Rose & Crown', mon., wed., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Drake Maurice, Carrier to Shalfleet, Ningwood & Wellow from the 'Rose & Crown', tues., thurs., & sat. 4 p.m; delivers at Yarmouth next day. |
| Newbury Joseph, Carrier to Shalfleet, Ningwood & Wellow from the 'Rose & Crown', mon., wed., & sat. 4 p.m |
| Allen, Carrier to Shanklin from the 'George', tues., thurs., & sat. 4 p.m |
| Buckett, Carrier to Shorwell & Brighstone from the 'Rose & Crown', mon., wed., fri., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Cooper W., Carrier to Ventnor & Bonchurch from the 'Rose & Crown', daily, 4 p.m. |
| Lowe, Carrier to Ventnor & Bonchurch from the 'Rose & Crown', daily, 4 p.m. |
| Barnes, Carrier to Whitwell from the 'George', thurs. 4 p.m. |
| Sprake, Carrier to Yafford from the 'Rose & Crown', mon., wed., & sat., 4 p.m. |
| Whittington, Carrier to Yarmouth &c. via Shalfleet from the 'Kings Head', mon., wed., & sat., 4 p.m. |
| Drake, Carrier to Yarmouth &c. via Shalfleet from the 'Rose & Crown', tues., thurs., & sat. 4 p.m. |
| Leigh, Carrier to Yarmouth & Lymington, by water, weekly from the Quay. Also to Southampton & Portsmouth |
| Water Conveyance: |
| Hollis Henry, water conveyance to Fareham, the 'Julia' Tuesday. |
| Croucher's Ltd., water conveyance to Fareham & Portsmouth, the 'Tally Ho', 'Harkaway', 'Orlando', 'Ceres', 'Ida', 'Vixen', 'Huntsman' & 'Fox', daily. |
| Shepard Brothers Ltd., water conveyance to Southampton by the 'Bee', 'Iona', 'Ithunia' & steamboats 'Foam', 'Spray', 'Arrow',& 'Wave'. |
| Leigh & Son, water conveyance to Southampton, Yarmouth & Limington, once a week from the quay. |