The Kaye Memorial Garden-Summerland The Kaye Memorial garden, was bequest by Sydney James Kaye, in honour of his parents Joseph and Sarah Jane Kaye, in 1955. The garden is surrounded by flowers, including sunflowers, together with two sunflower wrought iron benches. A bronze statue of the Manx writer, Sir Hall Caine MHK (1853-1931), by Bryne Kneal, also stands in […] Read More
The Laxey Miner Statue Unveiled in 2015, to honour those who worked in the village mines, in a ceremony which celebrated the completion of Laxey’s regeneration scheme. Phillis Tate, who died in 2012, at the age of 97, bequeathed the money for the statue, as a replacement, following the removal of the wooden carving of a miner, in 2008. […] Read More
The Leece Museum The Old Courthouse, East Quay , Peel, IM5 1AR The Leece Museum is dedicated to the history of Peel and the West. It houses a fine collection of artefact’s on fishing, ship building, social history and World War I and II. Read More
The Memorial Hall-Union Mills Main Road, Union Mills The Memorial Hall, in Union Mills, was built in 1903 and commemorates the soldiers of the West Riding Regiment, who died in the Boer War (1899-1902). It was later dedicated by Dalrymple Maitland to his son, John Dalrymple Maitland who was killed in action in 1916. Available to hire for clubs and children’s parties, by […] Read More
The Millennium Way The Millennium Way, was established to mark the Millennium of Manx Parliament in 1979 and is 28 miles long, so it can be completed in a day by a determined walker. It runs between Castletown to Ramsey, along the length of the Island following an earlier path, called the Royal Way, which was the route […] Read More
The Nautical Museum Bridge Street, Castletown, IM9 1AX The museum is dedicated to George Quayle, man of mystery and his most significant surviving creation, ‘Peggy’, the earliest known example of a British Schooner. Excavations reveal the history of the maritime industry in Castletown and the life of a truly extraordinary man who designed his own cabin room and private dock. Special events for […] Read More
