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The modern address of this pub is 30 Sun Hill. The Grapes closed as a pub in 1969, becoming a private members club – it is now in hotel use. **
Directory of Pubs in the UK, historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Isle of Wight.
Grapes, 17 Sun Hill, Cowes - in June 2014
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1828/J K Ward/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1830/John R Ward/../../../Pigots Directory ***
1839/John K Ward/../../../Robsons Directory ***
1841/Joseph Ward/Wine Merchant/68/Isle of Wight/UK Census ***
1844/John Knapton Ward/../../../Pigot’s Directory **
1844/John K Ward/../../../Kelly’s London Directory – List of Provincial Inns **
1849/Thomas Littlejohn, Grapes, Sun hill/../../Post Office Directory ***
1851/John Redman/Innkeeper/36/Gosport/UK Census ***
1852/John Redman/../../../Slater’s Directory 1852-53 **
1855/John Redman / & Wine & Spirit Merchant / /../../../Post Office Directory **
1859/John Bartlett, Grapes, Sun hill, West Cowes/../../White’s Directory **
1861/William Blore/Victualler/47/Church Broughton/UK Census ***
1865/Robert Cook/../../../Harrod’s Directory **
1866/../../../../named on map
1871/George King Whitmarch /Hotel Keeper/67/Isle of Wight/UK Census ***
1875/Geo King Whitmaich/../../../Post Office Directory
1878/George King Whitmaich/../../../Trade Directory
1881/G K Whitmarch/Licensed Victualler & Registrar Of Births & Deaths/82/Whippenham,
Hampshire/Census ***
1881/Fanny Whitmarch/Wife/43/Newport, Hampshire/Census
1885/James Jackman/../../../Kellys Directory
1889/Frank Jolliffe/../../../Kellys Directory
1891/Frank Jolliffe/Painter & Paperhanger/27/Newport IW/UK Census ***
Isle of Wight County Press and South of England Reporter 08 August 1891 :
Grapes Hotel, West Cowes from Frank Jolliffe to John Chiverton
1895/John Chiverton/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1898/George Henry Hogg/../../../Kellys Directory
1901/George H Hogg/Licensed Victualler/29/Ryde/UK Census ***
1904/Oscar Rohr/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1911/James Hopkins/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1920/Thomas Charles Shute/../../../Kellys Directory
1927/Albert Jn Green/../../../Kellys Directory
1933/Albert J Green/../../../Kellys Directory ***
1957/../../../../TF Survey
1970/../../../../named on map
** Provided By Stephen Harris
*** Provided By Terry Fitzpatrick