Good Morning everyone. On the subject of pubs on the Island, have many of you heard of 'Wightwash'? This is a Camra publication for the Isle of Wight and is a pretty good read -quarterly. A friend of mine, Tim Marshall, is the editor and I have to say it is very informative. Their archives, I'm sure, could supply those of you who are interested, with a wealth of material. Check them out; www.wightwash.org.uk Derek on the Island of Efate ... which is a very long way from Rookley... once an Islander, always an Islander!! -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ros Fletcher Sent: Wednesday, 16 July 2008 7:10 p.m. To: IOW list Subject: Re: [IoW] Hampshire Telegraph Aug 27 1864 There is a terrific book called (I think) "The Pubs of Ryde" - unfortunately out of print. At the back there is an appendix headed: "The Report of the Annual General Meeting for the borough of Ryde in February 1905 lists 95 licensed premises". There follows a comparative table showing the number of convictions for drunkenness for a number of towns (mostly in the South). Ryde has the 2nd smallest overall population and the highest ratio of people to pubs but they point out that their rate of drunkenness is only average!! I have only rather poor, although mostly readable, photographed copies of several pages from the book which has photos of many of the pubs in Ryde. I am quite happy to share them if anyone is interested. Regards ............ Ros. On 16/07/2008, at 9:29 AM, Keith Elmo Eldridge wrote: > Bruce Callaway <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The ANNUAL LICENSING DAY for the county of the Isle of Wight >> was held at the Town Hall on Wenesday last >> ... >> There were 221 applications for renewal, and 14 applications >> for new licenses to retail spirits >> ... >> I had no idea that Isle remained such an alcohol sodden place >> with so many outlets until relatively modern days! Some of >> YOUR rels may also have been involved. > > According to the 1871 census, my GGG Grandmother Louisa MORRIS (nee > BEAVIS, > GRIBESBY and HARDLEY) ran the Whitehorse Inn, Whitwell. This was > after her > (third) husband, Charles MORRIS, died in 1870. He was listed as the > Innkeeper in 1861 census so would have been one of the 221. > > I checked the most recent figures at < http://www.culture.gov.uk/ > 4865.aspx > > and the number of licensed premises on the Isle of Wight is now (as > of 31st > March 2007) 709, of which only 3 were for entertainment only. What I > couldn't tell was how many of the remaining 703 were shops or > supermarkets > selling alcohol or providers of late night refreshment. Still, > there are a > lot of places to buy a drink on the island. There is a higher > density of > licensed premises at tourist locations, which include the Isle of > Wight. > > Regards > Elmo > ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1554 - Release Date: 15/07/2008 6:03 p.m. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1554 - Release Date: 15/07/2008 6:03 p.m.