Masters Bakery, 16 Sandown High Street Isle of Wight - a little history

This is Number 16 High Street, Sandown.

FH Masters is Frank Horatio Masters who ran a bakery/ catering business for many years. Originally from Cambridge, Frank was married to Matilda Jane from Salisbury and they had two sons Frank Roy and Cyril Arthur whilst living in Sandown.

The bakery and cafe were extremely popular and ran from at least 1911 at no 16 High Street where the Masters family also lived. Frank (Snr) died in 1943, and wife Matilda in 1940 whilst they lived a 60 Broadway. Their oldest son Frank Roy who had married Constance in 1918, died in 1934 aged just 40 leaving two sons Frank J and Kenneth R.

Their younger son Cyril Arthur managed the business which ran (presumably under Cyril or Franks son’s direction) as Masters Caterers until his death in 1960.

Number 16 High Street is now the Royal China.

Please read more about the history of Sandown shops with more shop illustrations on our page Sandown History.