T. E. Brown and the T. E. Brown Stained Glass Window at the Manx Museum Thomas Edward Brown (1830 – 1897) T.E. Brown was the national poet of the Isle of Man, he was born in Douglas and brought up in Kirk Braddan Vicarage where he was educated by his father until he was 15, he then attended King Williams College. He then went up to Oxford and gained Firsts in Classics, Law and History. In 1853 he was elected Fellow of Oriel and in 1856 became Vice-Principal of King Williams College. In 1864 he was appointed second master at Clifton, Bristol where he remained until he retired in 1892. He then moved back to the Isle of Man and settled in Ramsey. While at Clifton Brown wrote many poems, both lyrical and narrative, the latter being richly descriptive of…
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Grove House in Ramsey
Built in the mid 1800’s. Owned by Duncan Gibb, a Liverpool Shipping Merchant, as a summer holiday home for his family. When the family fell on hard times Grove House became the family home. The Gibb family lived in the house for three generations until the last of Duncan Gibb’s granddaughters died. The granddaughters, Alice and Janet Gibb, wished the house and grounds to be preserved as a museum after their deaths. And so Grove House was passed to Manx National Heritage and remains a Victorian farm frozen in time. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.