The Old Sun Inn at Calbourne in 1890
The Sun Inn, before the fire of 1894
All kindly provided by Malcolm Buckler
Directory of Pubs in the UK,historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in the Isle of Wight.
Residents at this address
The Sun Inn at Calbourne Isle of Wight was run by some of my distant ancestors, the Bucklers, for two or three generations from the 1700's until about 1920 ( last one was Buckler related but another name). It is a good old country pub although rebuilt in Victorian times after a fire - and still exists. ***
1841/John Buckler/Inn Keeper/70/Hampshire/Census
1841/Christian Buckler/../60/Hampshire/Census
1841/Benjamin Woodford/Butcher J/30/Hampshire/Census
1841/Harriett Woodford/../30/Hampshire/Census
1841/Henry Woodford/../2/Hampshire/Census
1841/Elizabeth Warren/Female Servant/15/Hampshire/Census
1849/Benjamin Woodford, Sun Inn/../../Post Office Directory
1851/Benjamin Woodford/Inn Keeper/41/Calbourne, Isle of Wight/Census ***
1851/Harriett Woodford/Wife/40/Calbourne, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/Henry W Woodford/Son/12/Calbourne, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/Ann Woodford/Daughter/8/Calbourne, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/Frank Woodford/Son/6/Calbourne, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/Cass Woodford/Son/5/Calbourne, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/Alexander Woodford/Son/3/Calbourne, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/George Woodford/Son/1/Calbourne, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/John Buckler/Father in Law, Retired Inn Keeper/76/Calbourne, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/Charlotte Cook/Cook/23/Brixton, Isle of Wight/Census
1851/Ann Sutton/Nurse Maid/17/Shalfleet, Isle of Wight/Census
1865/Benjamin Woodford, Sun Inn, & farmer, Calbourne/../../Harrod & Co Directory
1875/Frank J Woodford/../../../Kellys Directory
1881/Frank James Woodford/Licensed Victualler/36/Calbourne, Hants/Census
1881/Caroline Woodford/Wife/36/Dallington, Sussex/Census
1881/Frederick G Piper/Nephew/12/Hawkhurst, Kent/Census
1881/Charlotte Harding/Domestic Servant/17/Freshwater, Hants/Census
1885/Frank James Woodford/../../../Kellys Directory
1891/Frank J Woodford/Farmer & Licensed Victualler/47/Calbourne, Hampshire/Census
1891/Caroline Woodford/Wife/48/Dallington, Sussex/Census
1891/Alice J Piper/Niece/19/Hawkhurst, Kent/Census
1891/Elizabeth M Daish/Visitor/34/Seaview, Isle of Wight/Census
The old "Sun Inn" at Calbourne cross roads was destroyed by fire in April 1894. The fire was started by a lamp in a bedroom which set light to the hatch. It was quickly extinguished but broke out again the following day and this time destroyed the inn. The inn was later rebuilt after the local authority had realigned the crossroads. ***
The above detail and picture of the Sun are available at this
site - I am confident they are well out of copyright.
1898/Charles Hancock/../../../Kellys Directory
1911/John Kirby/../../../Kellys Directory
1920/Jn H Austen/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Austin Jn Harvey/../../../Kellys Directory
The modern day Pub can be seen
here - My wife and I had an excellent meal there with good ale, one of the few pubs left with good value pub grub and not all that designer gastro overpriced over handled muck of this age. ***
2018, The Sun Inn, Sun Hill, Calbourne, Isle Of Wight PO30 4JA
*** Provided By Malcoolm Buckler