A record for the Castletown Conservation Area.

A post-medieval windmill in Castletown.

This modern footbridge spans the Silver Burn and provides access between Hope Street and Victoria Road.   It is locally known as the Apostles' Bridge, on account of its multiple piers.

Modern footbridge. This steel-framed swingbridge spans the harbourmouth and is designed for foot traffic. It swings from its southern end, allowing larger vessels to pass to and from the inner harbour. The bridge bears a plate recording its maker and date of construction: 'A. Handyside & Co. Ltd / 1903 / Derby & London'. Previously nameless, the bridge was named Cain Bridge in honour of Major Robert Cain of the South Staffordshire Regiment, the Isle of Man's only Victoria Cross winner, for his part in the Battle of Arnhem in 1944. The ceremony took place on 7th September 2014, and was led by his daughter Frances. The bridge replaced earlier crossings which included an arched stone bridge and a timber lifting bridge.

The site of the former town gasworks, which operated from 1857 until closure in 1969. The site has been extensively modified and rebuilt.  The grid reference provided is centred on the former site of the gasometer, which is readily identifiable on the Ordnance Survey 1:2500 large scale mapping surveyed in 1867.  The same map suggests a complex comprising two rows of buildings, one to the south on a site now occupied by a dwelling, and a group to the north now occupied by workshops.

A 15th century gold coin found in Castletown harbour. The coin is an angel of Henry VII (second coinage 1489-1503). There are two reports of coins found in Castletown harbour during the 1830s. One describes a 'large gold coin found at least a foot below the bed of the river in Castletown Harbour', while the other describes a coin 'found in rocks adjoining the harbour at Castle Rushen'. The dates of discovery are confused and approximate, both 1834 and 'about 1836' being mentioned. It is not entirely clear if the reports refer to the same coin. The grid reference is for indicative purposes and is centred in the harbour. The gold angel is in the Manx National Heritage collections, accession no. 1954-1331.

Modern beacon. The beacon stands at the end of the outer breakwater protecting the mouth of Castletown harbour. The structure is a masonry cylinder built in regular, course limestone blockwork,with an ogee-profiled roof. The beacon is painted white with a red band just below the light. A inscription 'VR 1849' in contained within a shield-shaped outline. The beacon marks the end of a breakwater, the original part of which was completed in 1845 at a cost of £2,700. Its construction created the New Basin, sometimes known as the 'dry harbour'. The basin was criticised in an official report in 1845 as 'unnecessary'. The breakwater was extended by 30 yards in 1849, at which point the beacon was completed.

Two storey, semi-detached, stone walled, slate hipped roof pair of houses. The entrances to the two houses are set in the diagonal chamfer at the external corners of the front facade. The mid section of the front elevation is recessed slightly with a pair of shallow bay windows being roofed by a slate pitch extending the entire width of the recess. The windows in the main elevational alignment are accented by small gables in the roof. There is no demarcation between the two properties. There is a small front and rear garden. The houses appear from the exterior to be in good repair. No interior inspection was carried out. Although the buildings have been sensibly designed and pre-date the style of the semi-detached models of the 1930s this does not seem to be an adequate excuse for listing them for preservation because of either historic or architectural interest. As publicly owned properties in good repair there does not appear to be any imminent threat to their survival and little likelihood that they may be converted to any other use. It is not known if there is any particular significance to any of the occupants of the houses.

Modern lifeboat station. Former lifeboat station comprising lifeboat house and slipway. The lifeboat station was built in 1896 in order to accomodate a new and larger lifeboat serving the area. At the same time a new slipway leading directly down into the outer harbour was constructed, replacing the older slipway which ran against the harbour wall. The facility was in use until 1922, when the station closed and responsibility for the southern coast of the Isle of Man was transferred to the Port St Mary station. The boathouse was subsequently used as a garage for motor coaches before being converted into offices for a containerised shipping company. It was later converted into a private dwelling. It is now a Registered Building, No 60, and was placed on the register on 24th February 1984.

Modern boatslip. Former lifeboat slipway. The lifeboat station and slipway were built in 1896 in order to accomodate a new and larger lifeboat serving the area. The new slipway, descending straight from the quayside opposite the doorway of the boathouse, into the outer harbour, replaced the older slipway which ran against the harbour wall. The facility was in use until 1922, when the station closed and responsibility for the southern coast of the Isle of Man was transferred to the Port St Mary station. The slipway is now used for general harbour purposes.

Modern RNLI boathouse. Former RNLI boathouse, built in 1896 in order to accommodate RNLB Thomas Black, a new and larger lifeboat serving the area. The boathouse was in use until 1922, when the station closed, the 'Thomas Black' was decommissioned, and responsibility for the southern coast of the Isle of Man was transferred to the Port St Mary station. The boathouse was subsequently used as a garage for motor coaches before being converted into offices for a containerised shipping company. It was later converted into a private dwelling. It is now a Registered Building, No 60, and was placed on the register on 24th February 1984.

A lighthouse at the entrance to Castletown Harbour, built in 1849 by James Gelling.

A lighthouse recorded at the entrance to Castletown Harbour.

A 19th century lime kiln recorded at Castletown.

Modern chapel. The original Wesleyan Methodist chapel on this site was constructed around 1801. It was superceded by a larger chapel in 1834, and the old building leased out until 1867, whereupon it became the Sunday school. It still serves as the church hall today for Castletown Methodist Church. Both structures are gable end on to Arbory Street but are stepped back from the building line of the houses to either side. Both buildings have been the subject of piecemeal additions. The later chapel in particular was enlarged by the provision of a substantial apsidal extension on the southerly gable lit by three windows.

Modern chapel. The original Wesleyan Methodist chapel on this site was constructed around 1801. It was superceded by a larger chapel in 1834, and the old building leased out to a corn merchant until 1867, whereupon it became the Sunday school. It still serves as the church hall today for Castletown Methodist Church. The building is gable end on to Arbory Street but are stepped back from the building line of the houses to either side. Comparison with the original Ordnance Survey 1:2500 mapping of 1868 shows that the southern end of the building has been extended by about 4m.

Modern chapel. The second Wesleyan Methodist chapel on this site was completed in 1834. From 1867 it was served by a Sunday school located in the former chapel to the east, which during the intervening decades had been leased to a corn merchant. The chapel is gable end on to Arbory Street but is stepped back from the building line of the houses to either side. It was enlarged at some point after 1868 by the provision of a substantial apsidal extension on the southerly gable lit by three windows, and by smaller single-storey extensions to either side.

Modern church. The Primitive Methodist chapel in Castletown was completed in 1893. It is an imposing structure, and is believed to be to the design of Thomas Howdill of Leeds. The chapel was closed in 1972 when the Methodist congregations merged, and for a time was used as a furniture warehouse. It was later converted to offices and is still used as such.

This single storey stone building has a pitched slate roof and abutts adjacent structures on either side of the corner between Castle Street and The Quay. The corner itself is marked by a circular turret with a conical roof and a band of vertically proportioned rectangular windows which repeat elsewhere on the two facades. There is an entrance on each street indicated by a single door with semi-circular headed opening in the stonework. There are also two curved gable extensions which cut the eaves line, sandwiching the chimney to the corner turret from The Quay, and marking the junction with the adjacent building on Castle Street. The general character of the architecture, though at pains to complement Castle Rushen on the opposite side of the road, gives a general air of discomfort in its expression in which the turret seems somewhat contrived. No interior inspection has been performed. The building appears to be in good repair. Because the architect was Baillie Scott there is a tendancy to list the building for that reason alone. However its architectural curiosity value may carry as much weight even though some of it's aspects could be considered dubious. The marriage of 'castle expression' in such a small building gives an impression that the design is overworked. Whereas such numerous elements have been successfully integrated in some of the large Douglas houses of the Arts and Craft Movement style they do not appear to lend themselves as readily to a police station solution. However in balance it is suggested to list the building for preservation as an example of the architect out of his normal context. The above description was prepared before the creation of Registered Building and Conservation Area legislation for the Island and represents a provisional assessment in support of its protection. The structure is now owned by the Manx Museum and National Trust, and is inscribed in the Protected Buildings Register (No. 27).

Below are three columns of names, 65 in total. First World War. Hand-written scroll in a fretwork frame. Moved to join with Wesleyan chapel in 1972.

A late 19th century railway bridge at Castletown.

Modern railway bridge. The railway bridge was constructed to carry the southern branch of the Isle of Man Railway from Douglas over the Silver Burn and on towards its terminus at Port Erin. The line opened in 1874. The stone-built, arched bridge spans the river and an adjacent track.

The late 19th century railway station at the northern edge of Castletown. The station building is believed to date from just after the formal opening of the Douglas to Port Erin line in 1874.  It is the only original stone station building to survive on the route, and is furthermore distinctive because of the use of the local limestone. The structure was inscribed in the Protected Buildings Register in 2008 (No. 257), together with the neighbouring goods shed, which dates from 1901, and replaced an earlier timber structure of 1881 which had become too small for the volume of business it was required to handle.

The site of a post-medieval rope works in Castletown.

A large wooden frame, containing portrait photographs of military personnel from Castletown who served in the First World War. It was created by the Castletown Branch Royal British Legion after the First World War. The top of the frame is decorated with three emblems: one of an anchor, one of the three legs of man and one of the flag of St George.