1871c: 59 North Quay
1881c: census address Victoria St Douglas; brother to cabinet maker James Barrett
1881: 56 North Quay - also Loch Promenade
1883: Loch promenade
1846: 2 Athol terrace (Slater's Directory)
1848: Strand St (Quiggin's Guide and Directory)
1851c: age 32 with wife Margaret + 2 children
also Promenade Studios, Crescent Rd (date unknown); another Promenade Studios, Douglas, Nr. Broadway.
IoM Examiner 28 April 1900 - : PROMENADE STUDIO.-In response to numerous inquiries, Mrs Bethel wishes to state that she intends carrying on the business of her late husband, Mr Robert Bethel, Photographer, and trusts, by strict attention to business, to merit a continuance of past favours.[Robert Bethel buried Braddan 5 Apr 1900 age 51]
One
of main supporters in the early days of the Arts & Crafts movement on
the Island (along with J.M.Nicholson
& R. Wane) - a copy of his painting of Douglas Market, which includes
a self portrait, is in Journal Manx Museum iv #58 p104 March 1939)A very competetant painter - see James W Bell "The Life of the Manx Artist John Champion Bradshaw" IoM: Lily Publications 2015 (no ISBN given - ?self published) - many illustrations
1881c: a John C. Bradshaw, Artist (Portrait & Landscape), is shown as a lodger at Margaret Gelling's boarding house at 13 Mount Havelock
1881: Mount Havelock
1883: Mount Havelock
1887: 40 Finch road
1889: 40 Finch road
1893 40 Finch road, Photographic studio now conducted by Mr. L.B. Bradshaw (Brown's Guide, 1893)
[Leonard Barton Bradshaw (1870-1918) was 1st son of John C and his first wife Hannah Barton]
1894: 40 Finch road - left by 1901 (possibly due to financial problems arising from collapse of Dumbell's ) - found in Manchester in 1901- in a report IoM Times 1 September 1900 is noted that "Messrs Homer and Chadwick ... do business at what was formerly Mr Champion Bradshaw's studio, in Finch-road, Douglas"
1881c: A Thomas A. Bridson, Photographer's Apprentice, is shown boarding with Edward Corlett (suspect relative as his wife Mary Corlett also born Marown)
1894: 1 Finch-road
1887: 10 Finch road
1889: 10 Finch road
1894: 10 Finch road
1902: Harris Promenade (next to Gaiety) - it is possible that by this year Bruton and Warburton were the same company as Warburton is advertising as operating from this address in 1899
M.P.Backwell advertised in his guide of 1861 that he has made arrangements for the publication of 'a valuable series of large Photographic Views from negatives by James Burman'.
1871c: 26 Finch Road
1881c: address 26 Finch Road, Douglas
1881: 26 Finch Road
1883: 25 Finch road [?error for 26]
1887: 26 Finch road
1889: 26 Finch rd
1894: 26 Finch road
(this address was later used by W Cottier Cubbin)
In 1881 census an Edward Clarke, is shown living at Falcon Cliff Lodge with occupation Photographer(unemployed)
1881: Loch Promenade
1883: Loch Parade
Specialised in taking photographs of Cunningham's camp - many views both of the camp and of individual campers (usually in their Sunday best outside their tent). Later, in late 1910, took his son Harry into the business and became known as D. Collister and Son
Presume this is the David Collister shown in 1881 census as English born 'Photographers Assistant' aged 24 living with Manx wife (Mary Jane Bridson) and mother in law at 4 Brisbane St.
Unknown date CBC 'David Collister, late with Mr. Marshall Wane, Regent Studio, Regent Street, Douglas'.
1894: Prospect-hill
c.1906-1910: Waverley Terrace, Broadway
1910-1911 D.Collister & Son (DC&S) earliest 11 Aug 1910 (same address as above)
1911-1928 DC&S [39] Palatine Road, Broadway
1931+ HWC/H.C.
I
have one card (probably c.1905) with address given as 26 Finch Road (see Callister,
W). Another card (date unknown) gives Peveril Studios, Victoria Pier. 'Douglas
Centenary' (p43) states that a Mr W Cottier Cubbon of Liverpool was refused
permission to operate a 50 seat cimematographic pavillion on Douglas Head,
but give no dateHe is found in Liverpool Directories at 175a London Rd Liverpool 1896-1908 (thanks to <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpoolphotographers/> . He is reported as living in the Island from 1908 onwards when he ran Onchan Head Pleasure Grounds. It would appear likely that he had stopped his photographic business by 1910 possibly following a fire in December 1909 that destroyed, along with 4 other shops, his seasonal photographic studio in a rented shop owned by Boddingtons(IoM ltd) in front of Castle Mona [IoM Examiner 11 Dec 1909] - it would appear likely that pre 1908 he came over to the Island for the short summer season operating from rented premises.
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Son of John Cowen, dyer; born 1865, in 1881 census as 'Photographer'
(aged 16) living with parents at 27 Prospect Hill, Douglas Produced many fine views, especially of North of Island; many were used by the major postcard manufacturers. One speciality was specially posed photographs, usually of pretty young women, to illustrate Manx life (e.g. Manx Maiden & Fisherman's daughter). On back of one card states "from Mr Abel Lewis" where he served some apprenticeship before his partnership with Alfred Moore of Ramsey cdv: 56 Waterloo Rd 1894: Waterloo-road, Ramsey ('art photographer') Short Biography & portrait in 'The Tourist iii pp59/60 1899. |
1889: Cuthbert J.S., photographer, Dumbell's Row Laxey
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Father and son, both George Augustus, both operated as photographers
but not it seemed from the same studio. Was credited as lithographer
in several of Manx Society volumes Some of his 11 children had emigrated to the USA in 1874 - he, his wife Eliza Doige Dean and other children arrived in New York in Oct 1877, he and most of his family moved onto Cleveland, Ohio where he died following an elevator accident, in 1891. Not clear if he ever used the Athol St studio as G.A.Dean,jnr shown there in 1871. |
1852 (Quiggin's Guide and directory) G.A.Dean, engraver, shown in Fort Street.
1863 noted as Artist at 46 Duke street
1871c: 49 Duke Street - described as Photographer and Engraver
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Born Liverpool, christened St Martin's, Everton 13 Mar 1842 and came to Douglas with parents c. 1847. The Photographic archive at St Andrew's University includes a number of Cartes-de-visite showing Manx topographic views which they date to the mid to late 1860s, if correct then it would appear he set up in business in his early twenties (possibly confusion with father also G.A. Dean ?). His address on his earliest cards given as Athol Street opposite the Post Office - this was I think the old Athol St chapel which became available c.1867. Moved to Rugby in mid 1890s, though some of family later returned to Island - see Memorial Notice to son. |
1871c: 10 Athol Street
1881c: 10 Athol Street
1883: 10 Athol St
1887: 4 Finch road
1889: 4 Finch Road
1894: 4 Finch-road
have seen CBC with Gelling Bros Queens Promenade Douglas
they were chemists and otherwise unknown as photographers - were they an outlet for Spence Lees (or Art Photographic Co) or another photographer?
cdv: 'late S. Rothwell' - so would appear took over Rothwell's business - suspect same Greatrex who in c 1875 set up a roller skating hall.
1869 - 62 Strand St (Advert in IoM Times, April 1869 onwards) - also offers portraits in oils by Mr W. Siddals late of Derby)
This was part of a photographic business, based in Liverpool, founded by Austrian born John Baptista Grossi(1832-1895), his eldest son Spiro Grossi popularised the 'stickyback' photo - a small postage stamp sized photo with a sticky back that could be very cheaply reproduced (eg 50 for 1s in some advertisements) - see www.fadingimages.uk/StickBack.asp.
A small 'passport' sized photo pasted on a small card (blank back) with imprint "Central Promenade, Douglas" probably c.1905..
1894: 4 South Promenade, Ramsey
also ran a billiard saloon c.1900
John Rowse Haggarty (born Camberwell 1866) card shows widowed mother thought to be 1899 (or no more than a few years later)
possibly only worked on Island during summer season as otherwise based with family in Oswestry [based on family info]
I have card, date unknown but probably early Edwardian, endorsed "The Promenade Photographers" Studio Granville Street , opposite Granville Hotel, Douglas. Another Edwardian T. Shipsides card also gives a Granville Street address (as the street has only 4 houses they are very likely the same!)
Upwards of Thirty in number, embracing the most Picturesque Scenery on Mona's Isle painted specially for this Establishment by Franz Hoepfner, the celebrated Continental Artist. To Connoisseurs, this feature alone is worth a visit".
Was brought over c.1886 by Bregazzi's to paint murals at both The Palace and Derby Castle (+ Central Hotel, Broadway). Became infamous in Douglas for his drunken behaviour; committed suicide whilst drunk after wife's death. A brief biography based on information from the 1893 inquest was given by Martin Faragher in IoM Vic Soc Newsletter #36 1994 - he had been a sergeant in the Franco-Prussian war and described as "a brilliant conversationalist .. a remarkable but eccentric genius .. who always carried a revolver"
1889: Victoria terrace
cdv: 6, Finch Road & Heaton Lane Stockport
Born Douglas; card back gives address as Fort William Studio Douglas Head Road
have seen back of a c.de.v. which has address F Johnson The North End Studio, Whessoe St, North Road, Darlington overprinted 68 Strand Street Douglas.
1881c: shown Photographic Artist 68 Strand Street, son of John Johnson, Jeweller of same address
1881: Fort William
1883: Fort William
1887: Fort Anne Road
1889: Fort Anne Road
1894: Fort Anne-road
1902: Johnson's Studio Head Road
1907: Johnson's studio 7 Fort William
cbc: have 'also Express Bridge and Battery Studios'
1889: Strand st
1894: Strand-street
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cdv: Peel. The Kee's were jewellers and watchmakers in Peel - Daniel William was brother to Charles Kee the other well known watch & clockmaker, had a watchmaker's shop at 9 Michael St, Peel in 1881. Supposedly had a contract as Photographer at Knockaloe Internment Camp during WWI. There is a comment in the Camp Letter Book that they wished to give first option as photographer, after these had been allowed, to local photographers - I have 3 cards dating from late 1917 - they are embossed on front D W Kee, Shore Road, Peel. Obituary Ramsey Courier 7 Jan.1944. |
 Victoria St shop c.1899 |
Born Santon. Set up business as Photographer in Douglas from 1862.
Strong Primitive Methodist (see biography)
with interest in science, designed original Loch Promenade PM Church;
was first Mayor of Douglas but died shortly after taking office; business
continued by his sons but ceased 2010. Took many views of Douglas in
1890s, firm later well known for its unrivalled collection of TT (motorcycle)
photographs. 1863: Prospect Hill; (home 5 Spring Gardens) 1871c: 6 Mona St 1881: 6 Prospect Hill 1883: 6 Prospect hill 1887: Prospect hill 1889: 6 Prospect hill 1894: 6 Prospect hill 1902: Prospect Hill |
possibly T.S. Keig and William Callister ?
1889: Regent St Douglas, and Shaw St, Liverpool [not found in Liverpool Directories - only photographers in Shaw St were MacMahon & Co [1887-1888] and John W. Walmsley [1891]
1894: Regent-street
In an Advert in John Heywood's 1891 guide:
- ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY.
THERE are not many watering-places throughout the British Isles at which somany facilities are afforded to visitors for obtaining an exceptionally-good
photograph as at Douglas, where, during the summer season especially, the atmosphere is so wonderfully clear. All classes of people are catered for by
the Douglas photographers, and the "tripper" can obtain his counterfeit presentment for the merest trifle. But to those who desire something more
permanent, and, although not expensive, something far beyond the ordinary seaside photograph, a visit to the spacious and handsome studio erected by the
well-known artistic photographer, Mr. Spence Lees, opposite the General Post Office, may be cordially recommended. Mr. Spence Lees has earned for
himself a high reputation for the peculiar delicacy and beauty of all work executed at his establishment, whether portrait or landscape. The studio has
been tastefully and elegantly fitted-up for the comfort and convenience of visitors, and the latest photographic appliances and improvements have been
secured Mr. W. Rennison (architect) furnished the plans for the studio ; Mr. C. H. Williams executed the plumbing and gas-fitting work; Messrs.
McAdam and Moore, of Douglas, were the contractors ; while the furniture was supplied by Messrs. Ratcliffe Brothers and C. Latham, of Douglas.
Visitors to Man, who are desirous of being taken under exceptionally favourable conditions, cannot do better than place themselves under the skilful
hands of Mr. Spence Lees. Branches have been established at Port Soderickand Glen Mays. At these, as at the main establishment, moderation in price
is strictly observed. Birmingham and Aston Chronicle
Born England, moved to Bristol in 1885, Moore in Manx
Note Book Vol II 1886 notes a large sale of paintings etc from Mr Abel
Lewis's Studio on 29 Sep 1885. Studio taken over by John Bruton.
1864: 9 Prospect Hill (ref A. Kelly)
1871c: 29 Prospect Hill
1881c: 10 Finch Road
1881: 10 Finch Road
1883: 10 Finch road
Early CDVs merely have Lewis Isle of Man in script printed on back but for later cards the back of his cards will often give an indication of the date - subsequent (? post 1884) cards claim 'Photographer Royal' and he went back to a printed 'Abel Lewis'
John Bruton copied the same medals and words though he had not won them.
1864: 9 Prospect Hill (ref A. Kelly)
1871c: 29 Prospect Hill
1881c: 10 Finch Road
1881: 10 Finch Road
1883: 10 Finch road
Early CDVs merely have Lewis Isle of Man in script printed on back but for later cards the back of his cards will often give an indication of the date - subsequent (? post 1884) cards claim 'Photographer Royal' and he went back to a printed 'Abel Lewis'
John Bruton copied the same medals and words though he had not won them.
cdv: Ramsey, overpinted T.H.Midwood (rubber stamp) thus would appear that Midwood took over Livesey's Ramsey Business (must be before 1881).
cdv: Photographic Artist, Fort Ann Road
1883: Braddan
cdv: of Marshall Wanes overprinted J.L. McLanachan so it would appear that he took over M.Wane's business.
cdv: 'Late of Messrs Elliot & Fry's, 55, Baker Street & Messrs. Dickinson Bros., 114 New Bond Street London. (Photographers to the Royal Family)
1881: shore (Ramsey)
1883: (artist) Promenade Ramsey
1889: South promenade, Ramsey
1894: South Promenade, Ramsey (and billiard-room proprietor)
succeeded by son C. J. Horsell (b. 1878)
He appears to have changed the design on the back of his cards quite often - later cards have an attractive landscape engraving
The Moor family originated from Newcastle - some, presumably transitional, cdv's printed on old stock with address "Mona" portrait studio 34 Shields Road Newcastle
cdv: 12 Strand Street, Douglas (the design on the back is that of comic 3-legged men)
1863: Castle Mona Road (A card back also gives studio address as Castle Mona Road, near St Thomas's Church)
cdv: Castle Mona Road opposite Wallace's Baths
1871c: 8 Cambridge Terrace (Census has H W Moore)
1881 census gives occupation as Photographer and Grocer with address at 16 Falcon St, Douglas.
1881: 4 Marina Road
1883: 4 Marina road
1902: 37 Derby Rd
cdv: 'Photographer, Mount Morrison, Peel
cdv: with Ramsey address + 'from Abel Lewis' - so probably served apprenticeship here ?
1889: 23 Waterloo rd, Ramsey
1881: St Thomas' walk
1883: St. Thomas' walk
1887: St Thomas's walk
1889: St. Thomas walk
cdv: 'Successor to L.E. Morgan' (Morgan is so far unrecorded)
 view on back of cdv |
Born Manchester, by 1881 married to Euphemia (10 years his junior);
son of William Patterson, Superannuated Minister of United Methodist
Free Church, who was living as a widower with son and daughter in law. 1871c: 1 Mona Terrace,Ramsey 1881 census as Photographer 1881: 3 Ballure Rd, Ramsey 1883: (artist) Ballure Rd, Ramsey 1889: 56 Waterloo rd, Ramsey cdv: 3 styles all with address 'Parade, Ramsey'; according to Constance Radcliffe 'Shining by Sea' p199 in business for about 20 years from 1871 |
1883: Victoria pier, Douglas
1894: 19 Athol Street
1904: - 1907 19 Athol Street
1863: artist/photographer address Prospect Hill, Douglas; (home 3 Auckland Grove)
1869 - (adv in IoM Times April 1869 onwards) Prospect Hill (Established 1857)
1871c: 6 Hill St (born England)
This is Dennis Benjamin Seaman (b 1870) a member of the extended Seaman dynasty who operated photographic businesses in many parts of Britain; Dennis patented a moveable back camera and printing frame that allowed placing multiple images on a single plate together with a numbered ticket that corresponded to a receipt given to the subject - thus allowing easy method of associating image with customer.[see www.FadingImages.uk ]
I have a card with a small 40 x 25 mm photo pasted on a card with printed 3-legs - Seaman & Co Douglas I of M & 75 Lime Street Liverpool
1894: 36 Fort-street
1902: Granville St
an undated card but probably c.1905 has Granville Street, Douglas and at Mount Murray - see Harrison & Shipsides.
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Non-commercial photographer who took many photographs (including a set of Methodist Chapels); married deceased wife's sister by going to Channel Island for ceremony. |
In 1907 IoM Illustrated advertises as 'Watchmaker, Jeweller, Silversmith and Optician' (dealing in Photographic materials) Malew St Castletown, 'Established 1884''
postcard Sept 1909 - "Castle Hill" Victoria Rd Douglas - would appear to be taken at Groudle Glen (label 2673)
1901c: 26 Finch Rd : John Waring Walton, age 39, photographer & science teacher,born England, wife Ann G, age 33 born Lonan
1902: 6 Palace promenade - also 1907.
Little is known about him except supposedly was of Cumbrian stock [J. Manx Museum VII #83 plate 13 1967], in 1861 census noted, in Douglas, as aged 27 with wife Rosina (aged 25), a search of the IGI yielded only one match - Marshall Wane, son of William and Mary Wane christened at Manchester Cathedral 15 Dec 1833. Died at 25 Montgomery Street, Glasgow on 14 December 1903, death certificate stated father William Wane, Goods Warehouse Shipping Clerk (Foreman) - mother — de Tolly . Had a (?adopted) brother Richard Whittaker Wane active in early Arts and Crafts movement in Douglas and a recognised artist - I have seen a cdv back "Messrs R. Wane & Nunn Photographers from the Isle of Man .. Bridge St Manchester". Newspaper reports give a Cumbrian background for his mother. Active between 1863 and 1882 when noted that he had left the Island. The Manx Museum hold some 20,000 portrait negatives. Would appear that J.L. McLanachen took over business by 1884.
1861c: Photographic Artist 21 Prospect Hill - the following census entry was for Geo Dean + family so possibly linked to Geo Dean senr.
1863 directory described as Artist with address Prospect Hill (home address 3 Mount Pleasant)
1869 - 18 Prospect Hill (opp Athol St) - advertises in IoM Times from July 1869 (also reference to medals/awards from 1865)
1871c: 3 Derby Road
cdv: post 1877 shows 'and 82 George Street, Edinburgh'
1881: census - Wife (age 43 born England) + 6 children (aged 19 to 6 and all born IoM) living at 4 Bernard Terrace Edinburgh; Marshall Wane was visiting James Hogg (photographer) in Kendall - on census return age given as 50 and born in Scotland. Thus it appears he had just arrived on Island in 1861 and moved to Edinburgh around 1876 keeping a studio in Douglas.
1881: 4 Finch Road
1883: 4 Finch road
I have two cards, with similar backs, both 'M. Wane, Photographer next to the Victoria Hotel, Prospect Hill' but one with a Royal Arms for 'Honourable Mention for Artistic Merit, International Exhibition, Dublin, 1865'. The next change was c.1870 in which he advertises a 'new studio, 4 Finch road' and shows a 1869 medal; this was augmented by an 1872 + mention of two 1873 awards.
Moved to Edinburgh c. 1879 where he opened studios at 82 George St (Wane Marshall & Co from 1903 following his death) and post 1907 at 130 Princess Street - a speciality was hand-coloured portraits. He also established a studio in Ayr from 1888 though this seemed to run into financial difficulties. (see <http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/PP_V/pp_wane_studios.htm>)
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Taken from IoM Illustrated, 1907 |
Card back (c.1900) gives address as Harris
Promenade |
1871: 8 Dumbells Road, Laxey
1877 advertisement in Brown's Guide gave addresses as Douglas Head and No 3 Duke Street where all photographs will be delivered.
1878 Brown's guide states that has now enlarged studio on Douglas Head and opened a shop next door (no further mention of 3 Duke Street)
1881 census gives occupation as Photographer Artist with address at Douglas Head; a card back gives address as F Woodcock, snr, Castle Studio Lancaster and Douglas Head.
1881: Douglas Head (advert also gives a Miss Woodcock, late of Mossley, Private Lodgings)
1883: Douglas Head
1887: Douglas Head
1889: Douglas Head
1894: Douglas Head
cbc: Imperial & Queen Studios, Douglas. Branches: Lodge lane & 91A Gt. George's St. Liverpool
Obituary
In 1901 several adverts appeared "TO be SOLD, a newly-erected Wooden PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO, with iron roof. Would make a first-class Restaurant.-Apply to F. WOODCOCK, sen., Douglas Head.
Francis Woodcock senior, and wife, are buried in Douglas.
There is a cdv giving Waterloo Rd Ramsey as an address - possibly sharing a studio with Geo Cowen who had his studio in that road. His bankrupcy appearance casts some light on the trade in Douglas - [Isle of Man Examiner, November 29, 1902] the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court, on Thursday of last week, before Mr Registrar Bellringer, Francis Albert Woodcock, photographer, of Lodge-lane, Liverpool, and late of Douglas Head-road, Isle of Man, appeared on his public examination. The liabilities amounted to £174, and the net assets to £12 8s. The cause of failure was asserted to be the character of the recent seasons in the Isle of Man. The debtor stated that he had carried on the photographic business at Douglas for twenty years, and his father had carried it on before him. Owing to opposition and bad weather, he had lost heavily of late; but before that he had done well, and saved money. His season was practically from Whit Week to the end of September. During July and August his takings would sometimes be £40 a week. His best week was usually " Scotch Week.'' about the last week in July, when large numbers of people from Glasgow and other parts of Scotland visited the Island. It was what was known in Scotland as Glasgow Fair Week. The difference to a photographer between good and bad weather during that week in Douglas would not be far off £100. When Scotchmen went to the Isle of Man thev went to enjoy themselves, and liked to have their photographs taken on donkey back or in boat scenes. They spent their money freely. He only took about £200 last season, and very little more the season before. He had his home and winter studio in Lodge-lane, and his effects in the Isle of Man would not be worth more than 30s. The examination was adjourned to the 4th December..
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