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Storm off Loch Promenade Douglas - Postcard 1456
Isle of Man Series II
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Ramsey from Ballure - Postcard 1770
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Queen's Promenade Douglas Postcard 1780 "Isle of Man" series III The northernmost section of the promenade around Douglas Bay |
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Douglas Bay Isle of Man - Postcard 6216 Centre is the Tower of Refuge. |
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Manx Glens - Postcard 7471 A Manx Cottage, Glen Helen A Manx Cottage, "Glen Helen. is the property now of a Company who have made a gay and charming pleasure-place of it. Here are swings, bowling green, bandstand and dancing hall; and for those of less rostering mood there are miles of rustic and beautiful walks, cottages deep in trees, and the fine fall of the Rhenass where two streams (Rhenass and Blabur) meet." |
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Isle of Man - Peel - Postcard 7472 "Peel Castle from the Sands. Peel Castle stands on a small island connected with the mainland by a quay extension. It has often been used as a state prison, Richard II imprisioned the Earl of Warwick here and later the Duchess of Gloucestor was here in durance vile for practising witchcraft on Henry VI. (vide Shakespeare) sneering at Margaret of Anjou's troubadour father." |
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Castletown Postcard 7473 "The Square, Castletown. The tall Doric column shewn here, in
the square just outside the castle, is the The overprinted badge top rh corner is that of the American YMCA - they were connected with the internment camps from the early days of WW1. |
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Castletown Postcard 7473 "Castletown(fromHarbour). Castletown,originally called Rushen, and until recntly the capital of the island stands at the mouth of the Silver Burn, a handsome town, with a fine hilly background The white limestone towers of Castle Rushen are conspicuous front the harbour, which is tidal and can only be used by small coasting vessel,. It is cossed by two bridges" [Castletown was never known as Rushen] The depicted harbour is the inner harbour, generally known as the duckpond and at this period or earlier used to lay up boats over winter though made accessible to larger vessels when the early 19th stone bridge was replaced by a late 19C swinging iron bridge. The admitted narrow and inconvenient harbour, with its two quays lies beyond the bridge. The building on the left is the Castown Brewery |
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Rushen Abbey - Castletown Postcard 7473 "Near the straggling village of Ballasalla on the banks of the Silver Burn, stands that Cistercian Abbey, believed to have been founded in 1098, though not completed until 1257. Many Kings and Bishops of Man are buried here, but its sacred uses have now ceased, and some of the buildings are used as stables, while nurseries and a preserve factory occupy the grounds." |
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Isle of Man - Castletown - Postcard 7473 "King William's College Castletown This is the most important place of education in the island, and among its scholars were the late Dean Farrar, and the lamented poet, Rev T. E. Brown. The college is a cruciform building with a great square tower 115 feet high. It was opened in 1833. It has twenty scholarships, six exhibitions, and will accommodate about 1000 boarders." |
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Isle of Man - Castletown - Postcard 7473 "Monk's Bridge, Ballasalla. The Crossag or Monk's Bridge of Ballasalla is a favourte resting where those who have walked along the Silver Burn from Rushen Abbey my stop to admire the beauty of the banks or of the river. The Crossag is a picturesque three-arch limestone structure, only four feet wide, and intended for pack-horses only. The Silver Burn is a famous trout stream." |
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Port Erin I.O.M. Postcard 7397 "Port Erin is a charming watering place, on the South West of the Isle of Man. It possesses splendid boating, fishing, golf and bathing facilities, and of recent years has grown very rapidly in in public favour. Within easy reach is Port St. Mary , Peel and many charming inland spots." |
