Maughold, Isle Of Man
Maughold photos
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Maughold maps
Historic maps of Maughold and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Maughold maps
Maughold books
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3 Maughold photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Maughold
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Isle Of Man memories
Visiting The Isle of Man Railway
Two of my friends i(Bob and Tony) n our Manchester University Hall of Residence were both train buffs and motorcyclists so one early summer weekend in 1967 we rode our bikes on a Friday evening down the "East Lancs Road" to Liverpool where we caught an overnight ferry to Douglas.
I remember very fondy a breakfast of Manx kippers... [more]
Shared on 10 August 2008
Seeing this photograph reminded me of the name by which we used to know this site, namely 'The Hut Grounds'. Nowadays it is mostly referred to as 'Bradda Glen Cafe', but in my childhood it was 'The Hut Grounds'!
In the height of the tourist boom in the late 1950s, through to the late 60s and perhaps just into the 70s,... [more]
Shared on 04 March 2008
In 1959, my father, Cecil Archibald, was employed for the summer season as attendant at the swimming pool at Spaldrick, Port Erin.
You could enter the swimming pool by paying a fee, for a day; for a week; for two weeks; for a month; or for the season. This arrangement accommodated locals and visitors admirably. With dad working there, I got... [more]
Shared on 04 March 2008
Extracts From Maughold & Isle Of Man books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Maughold, inspired by Frith photos.
Isle of Man Photographic Memories
On the 14th-century pillared cross is one of the earliest surviving representations of the Three Legs of Man. The other is on the Manx Sword of State which Olaf Godreson is said to have owned c1230. The device was used as early as 1310 by Henry de Bello Morte, Lord of Man. It might derive from a triple knot design used... [more]
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Isle of Man Photographic Memories
As well as the cross there are three examples of keeills at Maughold, one of which can be seen here. These are early Christian single-chambered chapels, nearly 200 of which are known to have existed. They were constructed with daub and wattle or stone walls with thatched roofs. Some had a window and/or an altar at the eastern end; the door... [more]
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