This pub was established in the seventeenth century, probably originally as the Golden Fleece. It was rebuilt in its present form in 1803. **
Cowes, Isle of Wight pubs history index
Fountain Inn / Hotel, 98 High Street, Cowes - in September 2011
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Isle of Wight.
Residents at this address
1765/William Sims/../../../London Gazette, 5 January 1765 **
1784/William Sims/../../../Sadlers Directory ***
1787/Elizabeth Simms / Tavern Keeper & Victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at London Metropolitan Archives **
1823/George Ward / Owner /../../London Gazette, 1 July 1823 **
1824/James Webb/../../../London Gazette, 7 September 1824 **
1828/James Webb/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1830/James Webb/../ /../Pigots Directory ***
1839/James Webb/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/James Webb/Innkeeper/65/not in Hampshire/UK Census ***
1844/James Webb/../../../Kelly’s London Directory – List of Provincial Inns **
1844/James Webb/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1849 /James Webb/../../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/Isabella Webb/Hotel Keeper/77/Islington/UK Census ***
1852/Isabella Ann Webb/../../../Slater’s Directory 1852-53 **
1855/Thomas Edmund Bull/../../../Post Office Directory **
1859/Thomas Edmund Bull, Fountain Hotel, High Street, West Cowes/../../White’s Directory **
1861/Thomas E Bull/Hotel Keeper & Coach Proprietor/51/Newport IW/UK Census ***
1865/T Jones/../../../Harrod’s Directory **
1866/../../../../named on map
1871/Thomas Jones/Hotel Keeper/51/Hackney/UK Census ***
1875/Thomas Jones & Son / & Wine & Spirit Merchants /../../Post Office Directory **
1878/Thomas Jones & Son/also Gloster Hotel/../../Whites Directory ***
1881/George Scott/Hotel Keeper/38/Downham, Norfolk/Census ***
1881/Archie Scott/Son/4/Northwood, Isle of Wight/Census
1881/Rednald Scott/Son/2/Greenwich, Kent/Census
1881/Sarah F Tidley/Housekeeper/34/Worthing, Sussex/Census
1881/Emily Griffin/Barmaid/25/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/R A Hatch/Waiter/28/Mediash, Hungary/Census
1881/Wm A Blanchard/Boots/19/Newport, Isle of Wight/Census
1881/Robert Young/Page Boy/19/West Cowes, Isle of Wight/Census
1881/Sarah Belman/Cook/32/Freshwater, Isle of Wight/Census
1881/Eliza Jackman/Kitchen Maid/18/Newport, Isle of Wigh/Census
1881/Eliza Harvey/Chamber Maid, Widow/39/East Cowes, Isle of Wight/Census
1881/Emily Guttridge/House Maid/20/East Cowes, Isle of Wight/Census
1881/Sarah Pearce/Nurse/29/Salisbury, Wiltshire/Census
1881/Wm B Trego/Visitor, Merchant/62/Stone House, Devon/Census
1881/Anna Trego/Visitor, Gentlewoman/58/Fakenham, Norfolk/Census
1881/James E Coghlan/Visitor, Staff Commander RN/33/Kensington,
Middlesex/Census
1885/George Scott/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1889/James Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1891/James Ellis/Hotel Keeper/59/Hilton Hants ?/UK Census ***
1895/James Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1898/James Ellis/../../../Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire & the Isle of Wight **
1901/James Ellis/Hotel Proprietor/69/Elton Hunts/UK Census ***
1904/James Ellis/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/James Venning/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1920/James Venning/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1927/James Venning/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1933/Robert Cotton/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1957/Charles Harding/../../../TF Survey
1970/../../../../named on map
2018, Fountain Inn, Fountain Hotel, High Street, Cowes, Isle Of Wight PO31 7AW
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Terry Fitzpatrick