A non stop photographic journey around the Isle of Man by Peter Killey

Beckwith’s Mine is located above Glen Rushen on the western slopes of South Barrule, The mine was first worked around 1839 and produced lead ore before being closed in 1877. The main shaft was 1,100 feet deep, the bottom of which was considerably below sea level.

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Plain and simple, this is from inside Harry Kelly’s small white washed bedroom.

The little ornament hanging at the top left of the image is a Willow Bumbee Cage and you read more about this cage by Clicking Here (Image and information by John ‘Dog’ Callister)

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Inside Harry Kelly’s Cottage at Cregneash Village.

There is a picture of Harry on the mantel piece and the lovely tapestry above his picture simply states ‘Prepare To Meet Thy God’

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A Manx Cat enjoying the comforts of a traditional Manx Farmhouse Kitchen at Cregneash.

What a life this cat has

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The rather run down old ‘Post Office’ in Surby which was better known in days gone by as ‘The Matchbox House’

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Located between Port Erin on the east and Port St Mary in the west, the present church was extended in 1775 and is on the site of an even more ancient building, the church is built in a Manx style and has a whitewashed exterior.

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We went for a walk around Cregneash Village today just as Manannan’s Cloak started to descend on the village, five minutes later and we were shrouded in mist.

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On the road heading up to the “Sloc” and high up above Ballakilpheric is this lovely little memorial to “Tom the Dipper” the views from this idyllic position overlooking the South of the Island are absolutely magnificent on a fine day

The stone plaque says “Site of the cottage built by Thomas Shimmin, poet and baptist preacher, aided by his wife Nell”.

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Two more images from our trip to Cregneash Farm on Easter Sunday.

The images were captured on my Nikon D80 SLR with a Nikon 18-135 F3.5/5.6 G AFS DX lens and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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A trip to any farm usually brings with it loads of opportunities to take lots of images and today’s trip on Easter Sunday brought just that at Creagneash Farm near to the Sound

All the images were taken either on my Nikon D80 DSLR or my Fuji X10 cameras

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Image 1 – Black Loaghtan lambs – A bit surprised!

Image 2 – How many hens will an old wash tub hold?

Image 3 – What a Pig Stye

Image 4 – A Perfect Back Scratcher

Image 5 – Feeding Time (again)

Image 6 – Aww how cute

Standing next to Gansey Pottery and looking over Gansey Bay / Beach on a cold but sunny winters afternoon.

The image were captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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Captured Port Erin’s Inshore Lifeboat returning from a shout on Sunday 5th June.

The image was taken on my Nikon D80 SLR with a Nikon 18-135 F3.5/5.6 G AFS DX lens at 135mm and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5