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Ginger Hall Hotel © Peter Killey - www.manxscenes.com

The newly painted Ginger Hall Hotel in Sulby.

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Peter Killey

A Snippet of History In the early morning of May 8th 1888 the hotel suffered a mysterious fire and was subsequently totally destroyed, there was no injury or loss of life as it was empty at the time. Previously known as the ‘Scottish Tavern’ which dated from the 1790s, the name of the replacement and…

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A Sad Reflection – Mount Murray Hotel

Posted on November 8, 2013November 9, 2013 by Peter Killey

“A Sad Reflection” This image was taken the morning after a serious fire ripped through the accomodation block (left hand side of image) at the Mount Murray Hotel in Santon. The image was captured on my Sony HX20V camera, resized and cropped  in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by…

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My £3 Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Stamp

Posted on February 8, 2013February 8, 2013 by Peter Killey

I am very pleased that my photograph of a Fire Appliance in front of Peel Castle has made a £3 first day cover (Miniature Set) Manx Stamp which will be issued towards the end of the month. Famous and royalties spring to mind.      

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The Former Douglas Fire Station In John Street in Douglas.

Posted on January 27, 2013February 3, 2013 by Peter Killey

This former Fire Station in John Street used to house the Duty Appliance and crew up until 1977, the Fire Brigade of them days were all under the leadership of Douglas Corporation and this building is now the Housing Offices for the Borough. The image was captured on my Nikon S8200 Camera resized and cropped…

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King Williams College – Castletown

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Peter Killey

The foundation stone to this 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. The image was captured on my Nikon S8200 Camera resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Feel free to make any comments either on this…

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Duty Pump Foxtrot 1:1 at Douglas Fire Station

Posted on February 24, 2012February 24, 2012 by Peter Killey

I captured Duty Pump Foxtrot 1:1 today whilst the sun was shining and whilst this handsome appliance was sat awaiting the next shout at Douglas Fire Station 🙂 The appliance is a 6 personnel 1800 Litre Water Tender Ladder Appliance which was body built by UK company Emergency One. The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera resized…

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