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Between 1859 and 1865 at least, this pub was trading as the Fox Inn. This pub closed in the early 1970s and is now in restaurant use. **
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Isle of Wight.
Commercial Inn, 106 High Street, Cowes - in August 2013
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1839/John Denham/Beer Retailer/../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/Mary Main/../35/in Hampshire/UK Census ***
1844/Mary Main / Beer Retailer /../../Pigot’s Directory **
1851/Mary Main/Beer Retailer/45/W Cowes/UK Census ***
1855/Mrs M Main/Beer Retailer/../../Post Office Directory ***
1859/Joseph Redman/../../../White’s Directory **
1861/Joseph Redman/Innkeeper/42/Gosport/UK Census ***
1865/J Redman/../../../Harrod’s Directory **
1866/../ /../../named on map
1875/Wm. Munford/../../../Post Office Directory **
1878/William Mumford/../../../Trade Directory
1881/William Mumford/Publican/56/Brixton, Isle of Wight/Census ***
1881/Jane Mumford/Wife, Publican/65/Freshwater, Isle of Wight/Census
1885/Wm Mumford/../../../Kellys Directory
1889/Thomas Attwood/../../../Kellys Directory
1891/Thomas Atwood/Licensed Victualler/51/Compton Hants/UK Census ***
1895/Thomas Attwood/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1898/Jas Owen Brady/../../../Kellys Directory
1901/James O Brady/Licensed Victualler/40/Ireland/UK Census ***
1904/J A Perry/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/Alfred Perry/../../../Kellys Directory
1920/Alfred Perry/../../../Kellys Directory
1923/Robert Hill/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1927/Archie Jn Turner/../../../Kellys Directory
1931/Samuel Herbert Bell/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1933/Rawling Harwood/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1957/../../../../TF Survey
1970/../../../../marked on map
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Terry Fitzpatrick