Freshwater - Kelly 1911 - Commercial and Private entries- Page 1

Chamberlain Major Thomas Ffoster R.A., Brambles

Dungate Miss, Mimosa

Labalmondiere Col. Julian R.A., Holmes house

Walford Co;. William Sworder, Warden lodge

Bastinui Alice (Mrs.), apartments, Colwell house

Conway Charles William, bathing machine proprietor

Conway William (Mrs.), apartments, Chine view

Groves Thomas, carpenter

Groves Thomas, Prince of Wales P.H.

Irish Kate Elizabeth (Mrs.), midwife

Lock Harry (Mrs.), apartments, Martin croft

Mitchell George Henry, boot maker

Nutty George, Colwell Bay inn

Reason Alfred (Mrs.), apartments, Spring hill

Reason Jacob Walter, fly proprietor, Emmaus house

Starke John, farmer, Brambles farm

The railway, connecting with Yarmouth and Newport, was opened in July 1889

The church of All Saints was restored in 1876, at a cost of 3,000GBP and has 575 sittings.

St. Andrew's church at Norton Green is a chapel of ease to All Saints and has 84 sittings.

St. Agnes church at Freshway Bay is a chapel of ease to All Saints and has 150 sittings.

The Congregation chapel was erected in 1884 with 280 sittings.

There are also Wesleyan, Baptist and United Methodist chapels.

The Brethren, Plymouth Brethren and Salvation Army have meeting rooms here.

The Conservative Club, in Queen's road, was erected in 1894 contains a concert room capable of seating 300 persons; there are about 150 members.

Post, M. O. and T. and Telephonic Express Delivery Office, Freshwater Station, Robert Lever, sub-postmaster.

Post, M. O. and T. and Telephone Call Office (limited dostance), Freshwater Bay, William Orchard, sub-postmaster.

Post & M. O. Office, Norton, Mrs. George Kelsey, sub-postmistress.

Post & M. O. Office, Church place, Frederick John Burgess, sub-postmaster

Post & M. O. Office, Norton Green, Frederick James Merwood, sub-postmaster

TERRITORIAL FORCE - 5th Hampshire (Howitzer) Battery, 2nd Wessex Brigade Royal Field Artillery, Capt. H. R. Temple-Ellis, commanding ; Battery-Sergt.-Major A. B. Churcher, drill instructor

Railway Station - Samuel J. Urry, station master

Coast Guard Station - Freshwater Bay, Frederick Peters, chief officer in chage and 5 men

School Green Elementary school; built 1850 at a cost of 1050GBP and since enlarged for 520 children; average attendance 116 boys, 123 girls, 81 infants ; Arthur Trollope, master ; Miss G. M. Edney, mistress ; Mrs. Lydia Trollope, infants' mistress.

Queen's road, Council Elementary school; built in 1906 for 210 children (mixed), average attendance 166; Robert Hugh Newlands, master.

Newspapers

County Press, sat. ; agents, Mrs. Florence Elliott, School Green and G. Gubbins, Freshwater Bay

Freshwater, Totland and Yarmouth Advertiser (The), fri., offices, Station road Station road now School Green

Conveyance to Yarmouth. - W. Urry's omnibuses every day.

Carrier to Newport. - Herbert Hall, tues., thurs., and sat. ; returning same day.

Anderson Miss weir, Ivy lodge

Barry Richard, Swarthmore

Bird Miss, Ruskin lodge

Colston James, Braewood

Davis Rev. A. Wildrid (Congregational), Birling

de Winton Miss, Vlackbridge house

Duncan George H., Afton lodge

Elliot Hon. Arthur Ralph Douglas M.A., J.P., Dimbola

Ffytche Mrs., Terrace house

Fishe Col. Arthur, Easton house

Hardy Oswald, Bakers Farm house