Dorset Dining Rooms, Southampton - Completed, with thanks

[AlanBoyd]

That 1902 article seems to be the last mention of the Dorset Dining Rooms in newspapers. The Cozens are still at no.2 in 1911, he is a block and spar maker, she is home duties, no mention of ‘victualling’.

[bearkat]

Southampton Libraries have a 1907 directory but the pages for East Street are missing 

[Sc00p]

1911 Kellys has him as  Cozens Wm. Jas. Beer Retailer

[bearkat]

It looks like they stopped doing food.

There's an interesting photo of the area dated 1910, but not clear enough to make out all the names on the buildings.

https://southampton.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/FULL/WPAC/BIBENQ/4122133/26109450,15

[AlanBoyd]

This 1948 large scale map shows that no. 2 East Street survived WWII bombing, unlike All Saints Church.

https://maps.nls.uk/view/144787904#zoom=4.4&lat=1937&lon=1690&layers=BT

Judging by the presence of no. 104 on the building in the left foreground this is a view west towards High Street. (image from https://mhv.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24269226.east-street-southampton---road-changed-years/?ref=rss)

[bearkat]

Southampton was heavily bombed during WWII. My father came back from the war to a town he barely recognised.

No 2 was a very narrow building!