Castletown

Provider Memorial – Langness

Posted by Peter Killey on March 20, 2020
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A lovely walk around Langness Peninsula today and I came across this inscribed rock with the words, ALL – 1853 – LOST – PROVIDER.

With a little bit of research I found that the Provider was a Schooner bound from Liverpool to Glasgow in 1853 with a cargo of salt – The Master and 3 crew were all lost and the Schooner wrecked just beyond these rocks at Langness.

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Schooner Provider 1853 - © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

Schooner Provider 1853 - © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

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Rare Bird – Turtle Dove

Posted by Peter Killey on September 24, 2019
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This little Turtle Dove has been hanging around Fort Island for the last few days, the Turtle Dove is a relatively rare bird for the Isla of Man and it’s the first time I have ever seen one.

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Turtle Dove, Isle of Man - © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

Turtle Dove, Isle of Man - © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

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King Williams College – Castletown

Posted by Peter Killey on October 8, 2018
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King Williams College – Castletown with the College Chapel to the right of the image.

The foundation stone to this beautiful College was laid by the then Governor Cornelius Smelt in 1830 and College was opened in 1833, in 1844 virtually all the interior was destroyed by fire.

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King Bills - © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

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Captain John Quilliam’s Former Home

Posted by Peter Killey on November 6, 2016
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6 The Parade in Castletown AKA Balcony House, and the former home of Captain John Quilliam RN – As a Lieutenant he steered the Victory in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Now they don’t make door entrances like this nowadays 🙂

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Witches Mill – Castletown

Posted by Peter Killey on July 16, 2016
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During the 1950s Mr G. B. Gardner was the owner of a fine collection of occult items. He converted the outer buildings adjoining this three-storey windmill in Arbory Road into a museum of witchcraft and magic.

This fine mill is now in private ownership.

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Langness Peninsula

Posted by Peter Killey on November 6, 2014
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Nicky looking South on a cold, crisp afternoon from Langness Peninsula.

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