IWFHS Photo Gallery - Pubs and Inns

Photo Gallery : Isle of Wight Pubs and Inns

This collection is planned to provide a photographic record of, and links to other information about, Public Houses and Inns on the Island "then and now". Please let me have any you would like to see included - Geoff Allan
There are many sources of information on Island pubs and here are some websites which may be of interest.

http://www.iwight.com/library/record_office/alehouses/	Ale House Licences 1766 - 1819 (IW Record Office)
http://deadpubs.co.uk/IsleofWight/index.shtml	"Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Isle of Wight, Hampshire: The listing uses information from census, Trade Directories and History to add licensees, bar staff, Lodgers and Visitors."
http://www.insula.vecta.btinternet.co.uk/coweswebsite.html	Cowes Pubs
http://www.insula.vecta.btinternet.co.uk/NP1.html	Newport Pubs
http://www.insula.vecta.btinternet.co.uk/RP1.html	Ryde Pubs
http://www.insula.vecta.btinternet.co.uk/Mews1.html	Mew, Langton Pubs
http://www.insula.vecta.btinternet.co.uk/OldPubsoftheIsleofWight.html	Isle of Wight Pubs
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dutillieul/ZOtherPapers/Index/PubsInnsBeer.html	Alternative Index to Pubs Inns and Beer Houses [ from newspapers]

Click on each photograph for an enlarged view - then use your back button in your browser to return to the gallery.

THEN : [AR]
CARISBROOKE : The Castle Hotel from Ward Lock Isle of Wight 1908-9 edition.
[AR]
RYDE : The Riviera Boarding Establishment from Ward Lock Isle of Wight 1908-9 edition. The premises are now apartments, having been at some time sheltered accommodation. See below.
[AR]
RYDE : The Castle Hotel from an engraving - date unknown. Note no Esplanade at this time !
[GA]
RYDE: St John's Road : The New Inn just after closure in 1990. It is now a private house.
[GA]
SHORWELL : The Crown Inn in 1989.

NOW : The site appears to be occupied by the present Coop [GA]
RYDE : Victoria Lodge, in 2009 - at one time the The Riviera Boarding Establishment See above.

NOW : [AR]
RYDE : The former Eagle, at 44 High Street, still retains its distinctive sign. [AR]
RYDE : The former Eagle, at 44 High Street, still retains its distinctive sign.

Credits :

Ann Ryder for the idea for this page; Kevin Mitchell (see the insula-vecta links) for his web pages

Photo credits :

GA : Geoff Allan collection
AR : Ann Ryder collection