Braddan Cemetery Ballafletcher Road/Braddan Road, Braddan, IM4 4LB As the churchyard of Old Kirk Braddan was full, the Braddan Burial Ground Act 1848 enabled the Churchwardens to purchase new burial ground off Braddan Road, a few hundred yards from the church. It was extended in 1898 and 1938, and is now the largest in the Isle of Man. Next to the main gate […] Read More
Bride Methodist Church Chapel Hill, Cranstal Road, Bride, IM7 4BN Built in 1843 to replace an earlier 1801 church. Designed with lancet windows. Most Methodist chapels are closed except for services or community events. Regular Church Services, Sunday School and Wesley Guild Meetings. Read More
Broadway Baptist Church Broadway, Douglas, IM2 4EN Originally a wooden church built in 1893 headed by the Rev. F.T.B. Westlake. The current, very modern building was actually completed in 1905. To celebrate the centenary of its founding the church was refurbished in 1993 and a 100 seater balcony was added and the two adjacent guesthouses were acquired which became the Alpha Centre. […] Read More
Calvary Glen St Anthony's , Ridgeway Road, Onchan , IM3 1HT The original Calvery Glen led up the steep sides of Summerhill behind Summerland leading to Onchan Park and the Lourdes Grotto. Created by Father McGrath in the early 1960s this was illuminated and could be seen across Douglas Bay. The winding path was boarded by a small stream and a series of tiny waterfalls. The […] Read More
Castletown Methodist Church/Arbory Street Arbory Street, Castletown, IM9 1ND Sometimes known locally as Arbory Street to distinguish it from Malew Street, when the former was the Wesleyan Methodist and the latter, the Primitive Methodist Chapel. Arbory Street became the main church in 1975 and Malew Street is now Offices. The Church was built in limestone, in 1832 and improved in 1890, when the chancel […] Read More
Christ Church-Laxey Church Hill, Laxey, IM4 7AX The population of Laxey increased by 25% in the late 1840’s, largely due to the mining industry, which separates Old Laxey (on the coast) from New Laxey. George Dumbell, who was chairman of the Laxey Mining Company, set out to build a church in the centre of Laxey, so that nobody could complain that a […] Read More
