The cross was discovered in the old parish church and removed from it in 1827 during demolition. One of the most well-known of the Manx crosses, famous for its sculptor, Gaut, it shows the treatment of the head characteristic of him and perhaps his workshop. The rectangular slab is decorated on both faces with a wheel-headed cross, and the entire monument is covered with some of the finest examples of interlace motifs found on the Island. One face shows the ring-chain design on the shaft which has often been ascribed to Gaut. To the left is a plait-of-four, and to the right the tendril pattern also linked with Gaut. Runes above the head of the cross translate, 'Gaut carved this and all in Man.' On the strength of this inscription and another which also apparently names him (Manx Cross 99) Gaut has often been credited as a leading local carver whose supposedly signature style has been identified on a number of other Manx monuments. The other face bears a plait-of-five on the shaft; twist-and-ring to the left, and, to the right, a linked twist, which has likewise been ascribed to Gaut. A runic inscription runs up one edge. The reading is difficult because of grammatical inconsistencies, but the following is suggested, 'Mael Brigde, son of Athakan the smith erected this cross for his own soul (and that of) his brother's wife'.

A rectangular cross-slab was found here in 1827.  It is carved on both faces with a Celtic wheel cross and interlace pattern.  It also has a runic inscription on one edge and on its face.  The stone measures 183cm by 41cm and is 9cm thick.  It is now kept at St Michael's parish church.

Gauts Cross is a Celtic cross slab, which has been kept at the parish church at Andreas.  It measures 2.46 metres by 45 centimetres and is 12.7 centimetres thick.  There is a shafted cross of Celtic type on its face and a runic inscription on one edge.  It bears a bronze plaque bearing the number 99.

This cross was discovered in the old parish church and removed from it in 1827 during demolition. One of the most well-known of the Manx crosses, famous for its sculptor, Gaut, it shows the treatment of the head characteristic of him and perhaps his workshop. The rectangular slab is decorated on both faces with a wheel-headed cross, and the entire monument is covered with some of the finest examples of interlace motifs found on the Island. One face shows the ring-chain design on the shaft which has often been ascribed to Gaut. To the left is a plait-of-four, and to the right the tendril pattern also linked with Gaut. Runes above the head of the cross translate, 'Gaut carved this and all in Man.' On the strength of this inscription and another which also apparently names him (Manx Cross 99) Gaut has often been credited as a leading local carver whose supposedly signature style has been identified on a number of other Manx monuments. The other face bears a plait-of-five on the shaft; twist-and-ring to the left, and, to the right, a linked twist, which has likewise been ascribed to Gaut. A runic inscription runs up one edge. The reading is difficult because of grammatical inconsistencies, but the following is suggested, 'Mael Brigde, son of Athakan the smith erected this cross for his own soul (and that of) his brother's wife'. See also Manx Cross 101.

The site of the 19th century iron foundry at South Quay, Douglas, known to have been operation by the 1850s and shown on the 1870 1:2500 scale Ordnance Survey map.

A 19th century shop in Douglas, known to have been open in 1893.

A 16th-century historical narrative tracing the legendary and actual rulers of the Isle of Man, from the mythical Mananan mac Leirе through the Stanley dynasty. The text combines folklore (Mananan's necromancy, St Patrick's conversion) with dynastic history, documenting succession through Scandinavian, Scottish, English, and Stanley periods. Provides genealogical context essential for understanding pre-Revestment sovereignty claims.

A 1595 state paper from the Scottish State Paper Office reporting on military intelligence regarding a threat of invasion from Islesmen (likely MacDonald forces from the Hebrides) against Scottish territory and the Isle of Man. The letter discusses the positioning of a 4,000-strong army near Mull of Buntyre and warns of planned attacks on the Isle of Man before potential raids on Ireland. It reflects 16th-century geopolitical tensions in the Irish Sea and northern Atlantic regions.

A letter from George Ackroyd Erskine to George Nicolson dated 25 July 1595 reporting intelligence of a military force of 4,000+ men threatening invasion of the Isle of Man and Scotland from the sea. The writer warns that the force may first attack Man before proceeding to Ireland to seek aid from the Earl of O'Neill. The letter requests urgent notification to the Lord Warden and border officials to dispatch ships for the defence of the island, emphasizing the strategic importance of Man and the threat posed by hostile forces allied with enemies of the English Crown.

George Borrow, travelling in 1855, met a woman whose son lived in an Ohio village where the Manx language was spoken. The encounter, recorded decades after the first emigration ships sailed, confirmed that the language the emigrants carried across the Atlantic was still alive in the American settlements — at a time when institutional support for Manx on the island itself was continuing to erode.

Manxman pursued by the eighth Earl of Derby in the year after the execution of William Christian. He wrote from Castletown on 9 June 1663 to Sir Jephara St Johnes, asking that the letter be left at the Three Anchors in Milk Street and delivered into his own hands. He hoped that what had been promised would be performed, and added a postscript about one Major Thomas Stanley who had been sent over by Mr Jones and put aboard ship by the Earl of Derby's order. The letter did not reach its man. It survives among the State Papers endorsed as an intercepted letter, and marked with the Earl of Derby's name. A fortnight later the Earl wrote from Derby House to the Principal Secretary of State asking for the King's commands concerning George Christian, together with the dismission of certain persons then in London whose presence in the Island he thought would endanger its peace and its allegiance.

First Lord of the Treasury under whom the Isle of Man was bought from the Atholls. The Revestment was his ministry's act, and the Commons said so afterwards without qualification. Speaking in 1791 on the Duke of Atholl's renewed claims, a member recalled the bargain made with the late Duke for his sovereignty over the Isle of Man in 1765, observed that Grenville was then the minister, and gave the reason of state behind it: that the sovereignty of the Island had been found incompatible with the interest of the public so long as it remained in the hands of an individual. His earlier career ran through the Treasury and the Navy. He was made Treasurer of the Navy in a batch of civil appointments in March, and in 1763 he replaced Bute at the head of a triumvirate with Lord Halifax and Lord Egremont. He had been one of the Lords of the Treasury before that, and it was a letter of recommendation from Grenville that John Wilkes carried in his pocket to the electors of Berwick. Wilkes owed him more than that: it was through Grenville's influence that he had been made High Sheriff of Buckingham for 1754. The two men were on the opposite side of the privilege question within a decade, Grenville carrying the King's message to the House against Wilkes's motion.

Letter from George Grenville (First Lord of the Treasury) to the Duke of Atholl acknowledging receipt of correspondence regarding the Isle of Man settlement and promising to present the Duke's letter to the Treasury Board at their next meeting. Grenville expresses willingness to help settle 'this important business' in accordance with Parliamentary intention and in a manner agreeable to both the Duke and the public interest.

A letter from George Grenville (First Lord of the Treasury) to the Duke of Atholl dated 2 September 1764, acknowledging receipt of the Duke's letter of 20 August and promising to transmit the Duke's letter to the Treasury Commissioners at their next meeting. Grenville expresses willingness to help settle 'this important business' in accordance with Parliament's intention and to the Duke's satisfaction. This is a crucial document in the pre-Revestment negotiations.

First World War. Embossed copper plate fixed with brass screw, letters in block. Mounted on wall inside library with a picture of 2nd Lieutenant George Andrew Herdman above it, either side are photographs of his mother and father. Relocated in 1988, previously held at the George Herdman Institute, Shore Road, Port Erin.

George III (1738-1820), King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820, and Lord of Mann after the Revestment. The Revesting Act of 1765 is cited throughout the Manx record by his regnal year, as the Act of 5 George III, the same session that produced the Stamp Act. The grants that followed ran in his name. The patent appointing John Quayle Clerk of the Rolls opens with the style of George the Third, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, and recites the King's confidence in the fidelity and prudent circumspection of his trusty and well-beloved subject. The financial settlement made in his reign outlasted him. The land revenues and other possessions acquired in the Island were placed under the management of the department of Woods and Forests and treated as part of the hereditary revenues of the Crown, which George IV and his successors, following his example, placed at the disposal of the House of Commons for their lives, the House then making other provision for the Crown. His English reign, as this corpus records it, is a long argument about the limits of the prerogative. Whether the King might land foreign troops in the country without the consent of Parliament was debated to a division. He tried to obtain Russian troops in 1775, as the younger Pitt did in 1793. In the crisis over Fox and North he drafted two messages of abdication, and was turned from that purpose by advice to give his opponents rope enough, giving way at the beginning of April instead.

George IV (1762-1830), King of the United Kingdom and Lord of Mann from 1820 to 1830, in whose reign the Atholl claims were finally bought out. He inherited an arrangement rather than made one. The land revenues and other possessions acquired in the Island had been placed under the management of the department of Woods and Forests and treated as part of the hereditary revenues of the Crown. George IV, following his father's example, placed those revenues at the disposal of the House of Commons for his life, and the House then made other provision for the Crown, as his successors did after him. The last of the Atholl business was settled while he reigned. By 1826 a correspondent of the Home Office could report that the treaty between the Crown and the Duke was rapidly advancing, that the Duke's own acquired property was not involved in it, Castle Mona included, and could ask whether Castle Mona might be applied to some public purpose, since Government House would soon have to become the gaoler's.

Peel merchant and Speaker of the House of Keys at the Revestment. He appears through the Atholl Papers of the later 1750s as a man the Island's government dealt with directly. Governor Basil Cochrane's report of September 1756 records £505 paid to him, and his report of April 1759 notes that the Duke's letter reached Castletown by Moore's hand. Peel harbour was his cause. In 1759 he petitioned James, Duke of Atholl, for and on behalf of the inhabitants of the town, and in July that year the townsmen delivered him a paper in their own names and in the name of the town, asking him to do everything in his power for the harbour and for the good of the inhabitants. Writing to the Duke in February that year he argued the commercial case. A harbour made commodious would draw the ships of Liverpool, Lancaster and Whitehaven, offer a passage in time of war to America and Africa, and open a trade with Glasgow merchants, with whom the Island then had almost none except in tobacco. He was at the same time in dispute with two Douglas men over an alleged encroachment at his intack near the Fort there. By 1765 he was Speaker of the Keys. On 28 January the Governor and Council at Castle Rushen considered his application for the Keys to be called, to decide what steps were proper in the situation then arising. On 12 March he wrote from Peeltown asking that the Keys be convened at Castletown, the affairs of the Isle being then under the consideration of Great Britain. Governor John Wood replied on the 14th that he had directed the precepts to run for the Tuesday rather than the Monday, since Sunday was no day and the infirm members might need more time. The Keys appointed Thomas Moore and Hugh Cosnahan as their commissioners to Britain, and Moore's written instructions to them survive. If there were any prospect of liberty to import East India goods for the African trade, it was to be applied for. Failing that, they were to seek wine, brandy, rum and tobacco sufficient for the Island's own consumption. In 1780 Governor Smith recommended to Stormont that Moore be favoured with a knighthood.

A biographical and historical study of George Moore (1709–1787), a prominent Peel merchant and Speaker of the Keys, examining his commercial ventures in the contraband trade, his family life, and his political role during and after the 1765 Revestment. Based on Moore's personal letter books held in the Manx Museum, this retiring presidential address illuminates merchant life, smuggling economics, and the political tensions surrounding Manx independence.

A scholarly article by David Craine examining the life and business activities of George Moore (1709–1787), a prominent Peel merchant and Speaker of the Keys during and after the 1765 Revestment. Based on Moore's letter books held in the Manx Museum, the paper explores his involvement in the smuggling trade, his transatlantic commercial ventures, his role in Manx political affairs, and his complex relationship with Bishop Wilson's anti-contraband stance.

Official correspondence warning of a potential Highland incursion against the Isle of Man, addressed to a Scottish official. The document comes from the State Paper Office, Scotland, and reflects 16th-century security concerns regarding the island. While predating the 1765 Revestment by 170 years, it provides historical context on external threats to Manx governance and authority.

A brief administrative letter from George Nicolson to Mr. Bowes dated 8 May 1595, reporting intelligence that Highland forces intend a surprise attack or incursion against the Isle of Man. The letter urges vigilance and defensive preparations. This document provides early modern context for external threats to the island's security and governance prior to the Revestment period.

George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, first Marquess of Buckingham (1753-1813), son of the George Grenville who carried the Revesting Act, and a speaker on the Duke of Atholl's claim. The claim came before the House of Lords on 5 July 1805, and the report of that debate lists him among those who spoke, with the Lord Chancellor twice, the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Montrose, Lord Holland, Lord Hawkesbury and the Earl of Suffolk. What was at issue was the Duke of Atholl's petition for further compensation for the rights his family had sold in 1765, and whether the charge should fall on the revenue of the Island or on the Consolidated Fund.

George Quarrie (1846-1926) was born at Ballavair, Kirk Bride, and worked as a commission agent in Barrow-in-Furness before emigrating to the United States in the 1880s, where he spent roughly four decades as a New York journalist. Drawing on childhood memories of 1860s Kirk Bride, he wrote extensive poetry and prose in Manx dialect, including 'The Melliah' on traditional harvest customs (which he claimed Hall Caine drew on for The Manxman); folklorist W.W. Gill judged the literary merit modest but the linguistic record 'extremely valuable'.

Of Bridge House, Castletown, and the man who had the Peggy built. He added a boathouse and a dock to the Bridge House property and commissioned the boat, which survives as a rare eighteenth-century Manx vessel and is listed in the National Historic Fleet. The family papers accumulated at Bridge House were deposited in the Manx Museum between 1933 and 1941, and they carry the family's involvement in the politics, military affairs and economic life of the Island. A George Quayle was among the members of the Keys named to attend the Commissioners of Inquiry on the Duke of Atholl's claims in September 1791.