(3 images in this post) St John’s from the Drone the other day. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on any of the images for a larger view, the images will refresh in a loop every 6 seconds.
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St Johns – Isle of Man
(4 images in this post) St John’s Church/Tynwald Hill and beyond today. Loving all the trees changing into their Autumnal colours too. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on any of the images for a larger view, the images will refresh in a loop every 6 seconds.
Shenharra Farm
Shenharra Farm tonight on the main St John’s to Peel Road just as the late afternoon sun was starting to dip. Always love seeing the smoke coming from the chimney and can just imagine a lovely open fire in the farmhouse. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
Tynwald Hill – St John’s
Tynwald Hill 🇮🇲 from a slightly different perspective, I stood on a wall behind the Hill and stretched my right arm as high and to the right as much as it would stretch to get this shot Lol 😂 Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
St John’s – Isle of Man
A view from the the Marks and Spencer’s Centenary Monument above the Arboretum in St John’s. In the view is Slieau Whallian Plantation, St John’s Church Tower, Culture Vannin HQ, Greens Restaurant, Tynwald Hill Inn and the War Memorial next to Tynwald Hill. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
Fungi – Fly Agaric
Natures wonderful autumnal colours at St Johns this morning 🇮🇲 Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
Pretoria Terrace – St Johns
Autumnal and Pastel colours on Pretoria Terrace in St Johns today 🇮🇲 Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Leave a comment” above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
Ballacraine Farm St John’s
The lovely Ballacraine Farm at St John’s today. Always so colourful and always looking good. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the ‘Leave a Comment’ text in this post above or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
National War Memorial at St John’s
This National War Memorial is sited adjacent to Tynwald Hill in St John’s The Celtic cross memorial was unveiled on 8th November 1923 by the Lieutenant Governor Sir William Fry. It was dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and it was designed by P.M.C. Kermode and carved by T.H. Royston. 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.
Sunset at ‘The Royal Chapel’ in St John’s
Built on the site of an ancient keeill, the chapel of St John was first referred to in 1557, but was likely to have been built before this date. In 1847 the chapel was demolished and in 1849 this beautiful building was constructed from local granite and marble. 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.
Shenharra Farm
An absolute fine example of a traditional Manx Farm, “Shenharra” on the main St John’s to Peel Road. 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 clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook Page enjoy – Click on the image for a larger view.
Tynwald Hill Inn St Johns and Slieau Whallian Mountain
The Tynwald Hill Inn at St. Johns with Slieau Whallian mountain in the background, the mountain is also known as “Witches Hill” and legend has it that witches were rolled down the hill from the top in spiked barrels and if they were alive at the bottom they were judged to be witches and put to death. (source: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Isle of Man). The image was captured on my Nikon D80 DSLR with a Nikon 18-105 F3.5/5.6 G AFS DX lens, cropped and resized in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Feel free to make any comments either on this website by clicking the “Write comment” below or by logging onto my Facebook page www.facebook.com/manxscenes Click on the image for a larger view.