This pub was formerly called the George IV, the name changing to Albion in around 1837.
It closed in around 1910 and the building was lost to World War Two bombing. **
Cowes, Isle of Wight pubs history index
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Isle of Wight.
Residents at this address
1830: /../../../George IV ** James White/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1839/Linn Ratsey/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/Linn Ratsey/Victualler/45/in Hampshire/UK Census ***
1844/Linn Ratsey/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1849 /Linn Ratsey/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/Elizabeth Lovett/Victualler/34/W Cowes/UK Census ***
1852/Elizabeth Lovett/Beer Retailer/../../Slaters Directory ***
1852/Linn Ratsey/../../../Slater’s Directory 1852-53 **
1855/Mrs Elizabeth Lovett/../../../Post Office Directory **
1859/Elizabeth Lovett; Albion, High street, West Cowes/../../White’s Directory **
1861/Elizabeth Lovett/Licensed Victualler/43/Northwood IW/UK Census ***
1865/E Lovett/../../../Harrod’s Directory **
1866/../../../../named on map
Isle of Wight Observer 24 March 1866 - Transfer of Inn Licences:
Albion Inn, West Cowes, to Arthur Snow from Elizabeth Lovett
1871/Adolphus Harvey/Licensed Victualler/47/Falmouth/UK Census ***
Van Nyvel is my husband's 2nd great grandfather and it looks like he took over the Inn at the end of 1871 *
Hampshire Advertiser dated Wednesday 4th October 1871 : *
Albany Inn, Cowes, to Frederick Vannyvel on application of Mr W J Beckingsale
Hampshire Advertiser Saturday 9th December 1871 : *
Mr Van Nyvel of the Falcon Inn, was fortunate enough to rescue a man from drowning who had fallen into the Thetis Dock
1875/Fredk. Vannyvell/../../../Post Office Directory **
1878/Frederick Vannyvel/../../../Whites Directory ***
Hampshire Advertiser 06 June 1877 - Transfer of Inn Licences:
Albion Inn, Cowes, Frederick Vannyvel to George Richard James
1881/George Falconer/Licensed Victualler/50/Poplar, Middlesex/Census ***
1881/Sarah A Falconer/Wife/33/Enfield, Middlesex/Census
1881/George Falconer/Son/5/Holloway, Middlesex/Census
1881/Annie S Falconer/Daughter/3/Bermondsey, Surrey/Census
1881/William Whitfield/Boarder, Gardener/36/Leap, Hampshire/Census
1885/Harry Bew/../../../Kellys Directory
1889/Edward Bilk/../../../Kellys Directory
Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter 08 August 1891 :
Albion Inn, West Cowes from Edward Bilk to Walter Kelleway
1895/Samuel Shroll/ /../../Kellys Directory ***
1898/Arthur Kirby/../../../Kellys Directory
1901/Arthur Kirby/Publican/27/Leigh Essex/UK Census ***
1904/Arthur Kirby/../../../Kellys Directory ***
Isle of Wight Observer 07 October 1905 :
License transfer of the Albion Inn, Cowes, from Arthur Kirby to John William Hancock
1910/John Smees/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
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