Wooden-framed Roll of Honour featuring image of Jesus and a fallen soldier between the lists of 90 names. Seating in area enabling people to sit and remember those men named next to the memorial window. First World War.
43 names listed; First World War. 1939-1945. 14 names listed; Second World War. Celtic cross obelisk, surmounted on three circular tiers.
The memorial was unveiled on Wednesday 18 July 1923 by the Lieutenant Governor Sir W. Fry. It was dedicated by the Vicar of Malew. The memorial was designed by P.M.C. Kermode. It was carved from limestone by Mr W. Kissack, of Scarlett, assisted by Mr C.H. Cubbon, stone mason, of Castletown.
Extract from Paul Henri Mallet's 1770 work on Northern Antiquities, tracing Scandinavian (Norwegian and Danish) conquest and control of the Isle of Man and northern islands. Covers the 1266 sale of the Hebrides and Isle of Man to Scotland by Magnus Lagabætter, the 1468 mortgage of Orkney and Shetland to James III of Scotland, and the persistence of Norse law and language into the 17th century. Provides historical context for understanding pre-Revestment sovereignty claims over the Isle of Man.
Extract from Paul Henri Mallet's Northern Antiquities (1770) discussing Scandinavian conquest of northern islands, the 1266 sale of the Hebrides and Isle of Man to Scotland by Magnus Lagabætter, and the later mortgaging of Orkney and Shetland to James III in 1468. Provides historical context for Norse/Scandinavian rule and the transition of Manx sovereignty.
