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How I wished I had thought of this and organised people into the shooting butts...
The cottages at the lighthouse are available to rent - they used to be owned by Jeremy Clarkson or maybe his wife as she was from Isle of Man.
Shot courtesy of Ken Harding, our walks leader, www.walking.im/about.
Holiday was organised by IoM events www.iomevents.com/package_page_641220.html
For more information on lighthouse lighthouseaccommodation.co.uk/directory/langness-lighthouse
Footage along the MER with tram 9 providing the traction filmed from just behind the front cab of car 9.
Tram 9 is a "Tunnel Car" new in 1894 and built by GF Milnes.
Omdat onze eerste hele dag op Man erg nat begon besloten we de 'trein' en 'tram' te doen. Helaas bleef het maar regenen en was er bijna niets te zien onderweg. In nog een beetje licht is hier de 22 van de Manx Electric Railway (nou ja...) te zien op eindpunt Ramsey. Niet mijn ding...
Because our first day on Man started wet, we decided to take the 'train' and 'tram'. Unfortunately, it stayed wet and damp the whole day and there was virtually nothing viewable outside. In a bit of bright light this is Manx Electric Railway (well...) 22 at terminus Ramsey. Not my cup of tea....
Photo courtesy of Ken Harding.
No idea why anyone would take a telegraph pole and plant it at a summit...
Castletown is a town in the Isle of Man, geographically within the historical parish of Malew but administered separately. Lying at the south of the island, it was the Manx capital until 1869. The centre of town is dominated by Castle Rushen, a well-preserved medieval castle, originally built for a Viking king.
Castletown is the former capital of the Isle of Man and site of the Tynwald, and can trace its roots back to 1090. The town has narrow streets and small fishing cottages. Castle Rushen (at the centre of the town) was originally built in 1265 for a Norse king, then fortified and added to by successive rulers between the 13th and 16th centuries. The castle has been used as a fortress, a residence for the Kings and Lords of Mann, the site of a mint and even a prison (past prisoners include a bishop and two newspaper editors). The town and castle were the site of a number of sieges and battles, especially during the years when control of the island passed between the Norse, Scots and English. Robert the Bruce laid siege to and captured the castle three times.
The history of the town and island is illustrated in four Manx National Heritage sites in the centre of Castletown: Castle Rushen, the Nautical Museum (in the secret passage-filled home of inventor, politician, banker and probable smuggler George Quayle), the Old Grammar School (originally a church from 1200 AD) and the Old House of Keys.
Fishing boats still go out to fish from the harbour. Commercial traffic to the port ended in the 1970s, although there has been an ongoing expansion of financial and industrial businesses in the area. The first telephones on the Isle of Man appeared in Castletown in 1901. [Wikipedia]
Taken December 23-28, 1966. File name (351_196701169nodate.tif) is based on information on slide mount (date developed, position, and ink color). Color slide, reformatted digital.
One of us hadn't remembered the itinery correctly and thought we were nearly at the end, then we yomped off again! As you may notice Jackie was often at the back (but not by too much) on this holiday - Ken, Dennis and three long distance walkers.
After a couple of runpasts No8 ran out of water and the crews agreed to detach the loco and run on to Santon to fill up so No4 Loch made light work of seven coaches single handed for a final fling in the bling. Tuesday 17 April 2012.