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Fountain Inn, Avenue Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, Hampshire

At Carter Street in 1891 and later. The 1901 census has two footnotes, one says 'temporary' and the other says 'new'.

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Residents at this address

The original Fountain Inn, Fort Street, Sandown, is recorded in the period 1766 to 1788 with Thomas Rookely as the licensed victualler. *

In Kelly's Directory for Inns & Taverns 1859, a William Hunt was at the Fountain Inn, as a publican and watchmaker. Smiles Directory for 1866-7 has a J. Butcher in residence. *

At the March 1868 Petty Sessions the Inn License was transferred from John Butcher to George Wynds. *

At 11:45 pm, 16th March 1868 a fight broke out at the Inn and two men were later charged. *

In 1871, repeated 1879, George Wynds was the publican noted in the Historical & Commercial Directory of the Isle of Wight, published by Hill & Co.  *

Wednesday, 26th July 1871 a further Petty Sessions case George Wynds gave evidence against two woman causing a disturbance and damage at the Inn. They were fined, paid damages and costs and imprisoned for 14 days with hard labour. *

George Wynds was summoned for selling beer before 12:30pm on Sunday, 22nd October 1871 and fined.  *

The 1875 Post Office Directory of Hampshire, Commercial, has George still at Fountain Inn, Fort Street *

After his wife’s death in early 1881 George Wynds left the Inn. *


Later the Fountain Inn became known as Fort Tavern and from 5th July 1889 was leased by W. B. Mew, Langton & Co Ltd to Mrs Anne PITTS at £2  3s  4d  per month.
The lease quoted Fixtures & Fittings:-
Bar, Register – stove Ten rollers for blinds, 8 gas burners & pipes
Tap, Register – stove throughout the house, the counter as fitted,
Parlour, Register – stove iron frame fitted to window, 4 pull beer
Kitchen, 3 ft range engine & pipes and 2 beer stands
Parlour Register – stove
4 bedrooms four stoves, 2 bells, dresser & shelves. meat safe.
Also :- Stores and meadow adjoining Fort Tavern @ 15/- pm.

1889/Harry Waite/../../../Kellys Directory

1891/Isaac White/Inn Keeper/57/Shorwell, Isle of Wight/Census
1891/Ellen White/Wie/52/Yarmouth, Isle of Wight/Census
1891/Sidney White/Son, Errand Boy/15/Shorwell, Isle of Wight/Census
1891/Alice White/Daughter/12/Shorwell, Isle of Wight/Census

1898/Mrs Hellen Jane Johnstone/../../../Kellys Directory

1901/Walter Moore/Army Pensioner now Inn Keeper/46/West Cowes, Isle of Wight/Census
1901/Mary Ann Moore/Wife/37/Cork, Ireland/Census
1901/William Moore/Son/13/Sandown, Isle of Wight/Census
1901/Kathleen Moore/Daughter/10/Sandown, Isle of Wight/Census
1901/Walter Sidney Moore/Son/6/Sandown, Isle of Wight/Census
1901/Victoria Moore/Daughter/4/Sandown, Isle of Wight/Census

1911/J Wookey/../../../Kellys Directory

1920/William Arthur Harford/../../../Kellys Directory

1927/Hy Chas Trevett/../../../Kellys Directory


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