Trade directories

Explore old trade and street directories from the Isle of Wight.

This page lists trade and street directories held at the Record Office, dating from 1784 to 2007 .

Trade and street directories we have

We hold directories from 1784 to 2007, including:

  • National directories that include the Isle of Wight as part of Hampshire
  • Island-specific directories with more detailed local info
  • Street directories showing who lived or worked on each street

Trade and street directories

As mentioned the copies of Trade and Street Directories date from 1784 to 2007. Although most of them date from the period 1852 to 1951.

Please note: some editions listed may be withdrawn due to condition.

Examples of the trade directories you can explore:

  • Isle of Wight section of the Hampshire Directory J Sadler (1784)
  • Pigot & Co’s National Commercial Directory (1830)
  • The Vectis Directory (1839)
  • Post Office Directory of Hampshire (1852), (1855)
  • Craven and Co’s Directory of Hampshire (1857)
  • White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (1859)
  • J.G. Harrod & Co’s Postal and Commercial Directory of Hampshire with the Isle of Wight (1865)
  • Hill's Historical and Commercial Directory of the Isle of Wight (1871)
  • Post Office Directory of Hampshire (1875)
  • History Gazetteer of Hampshire and Isle of Wight (1878)
  • Hill's Historical and Commercial Directory of the Isle of Wight (1879)
  • Kelly’s Directory of the Isle of Wight (1886)
  • Pike’s Isle of Wight Blue Book and Local Directory (1888)
  • Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (1891), (1894 to 1895)
  • Hants and Dorset Court Guide and Blue Book (1897)
  • Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (1899), (1904), (1906 to 1908), (1910), (1915), (1921 to 1922), (1923), [1924 to 1925 (withdrawn due to condition)], (1927)
  • Kelly’s Directory of Ryde and the neighbourhood (1931)
  • Kelly’s Directory of Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, and others (1931)
  • Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (1931)
  • Isle of Wight Times Directory Ryde and District (1931)
  • Kelly’s Directory of the Isle of Wight (1933 to 1934)
  • Kelly's Directory of Shanklin, Sandown, and Ventnor [1933 to 1934 (withdrawn due to condition)]
  • Kelly’s Directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (1935)
  • Kelly’s Directory of Shanklin, Sandown, and Ventnor (1935 to 1936)
  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Trade Directory (1935 to 1936)
  • Kelly’s Directory of the Isle of Wight (1935)
  • Kelly’s Directory of Ryde (1935)
  • Kelly’s Directory of Newport (1937)
  • Kelly’s Directory of Ryde (1937)
  • Kelly’s Directory Shanklin, Sandown, Ventnor, and neighbourhood (1937 to 1938)
  • Kelly's Directory of Hampshire and Isle of Wight (1939)
  • Kelly’s Directory Newport Cowes and neighbourhood (1951)
  • Kelly’s Directory Ryde and neighbourhood (1951)
  • Kelly’s Directory Shanklin Sandown Ventnor and neighbourhood (1951)
  • Brighton and Sussex Hampshire and Isle of Wight Trades’ Directory (1963 to 1964)
  • H.H. Directory of Hampshire (1964 to 1965)
  • Hampshire & Isle of Wight Trade Guide (1966 to 1967)
  • Sussex Hampshire and Isle of Wight Trades’ Directory (1967)
  • Hampshire Trade Guide (1968 to 1969)
  • Hampshire Trade Guide (1970)
  • Midland & Southern Counties Trades Directory (1971 to 1972)
  • Hampshire area Trade Directory (1974 to 1975)
  • Isle of Wight Business Guide (1975 to 1976)
  • Isle of Wight Directory (1977)
  • Dorset/Hampshire area Trade Directory (1979)
  • Business to Business (1990)
  • Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Tourism and Industry (2005 to 2007).

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