There are five columns of names, mostly alphabetical. First World War and Second World War. Scroll printed in colours on card enclosed in a wooden frame, illuminated display. Memorial was housed in two previous locations, being the Wesleyan School Room, High Street Port St Mary, and Bay Road Methodist Church.
This diminutive pocket-sized stone was found in 1898 in a grave uncovered during drainage works for a house near Port e Vullen in 1928. It is carved with a simple cross in outline on both faces.
A legal instrument appointing Robert Kennedy and Captain Thomas Radcliffe as attorneys for David Lord Viscount Stormont, Sir Charles Frederick, and Edmund Hoskins to accept seizin and possession of the Isle of Man, Peel Castle, and associated lordship and territory from John Wood. Signed and sealed by all four principal parties on 8 July 1762.
A stone axehead of uncertain date or identification. The object may in fact not be an artifact. It is kept in the Manx Museum (1971-0206/28 ex. C.H. Cowley Collection). The absence of microlithic material suggests that there was no exposure at the well known site in 1917, the date of Cowley's recorded visit.
The antiquary Charles Harry Cowley was an avid collector of worked flint and coarse stone artefacts revealed by agricultural activity, mainly on farms located around Peel, and occasionally from further afield. He was active from 1900 until 1943. His entire collection of artefacts, together with a daybook cataloguing his discoveries, was later donated to Manx National Heritage.
A surface scatter of Mesolithic flints found here is thought to possibly represent the site of a temporary coastal camp, dating to Mesolithic times. The flints were revealed by quarrying. Although large quantities were collected in the 1880s by Swinnerton, a trial excavation in 1972 was unproductive.
Preface to a 1965 popular history of the 1765 Revestment Act, outlining the scope and structure of the work. Covers smuggling, constitutional issues, compensation disputes between the Atholls and Crown, and enforcement of the Act. Acknowledges reliance on contemporary newspapers and official documents.
Preface to a 1965 popular history of the 1765 Revestment Act. Outlines the scope of the work: examination of causes and effects of the Act, the smuggling trade, constitutional conditions, and enforcement. Notes that legal battles between the Dukes of Atholl and the Crown extended over 25 years with compensation approaching £500,000. Acknowledges archival and museum sources.
Preface to an early 19th-century descriptive and historical account of the Isle of Man, covering its geography, constitution, laws, and history. The author discusses the scarcity of reliable published works on Mann and references Nathaniel Jefferys' 1808 competing publication. Relevant for understanding contemporary perceptions of Manx exceptionalism and constitutional uniqueness post-Revestment.
Preface to a historical work on the Stanley family published in 1864. The volume compiles chapters originally serialised in the Ormskirk Advertiser and includes additional notices on various Stanley properties and family branches. Relevant to the Revestment project as the Stanleys were major landowners with connections to Isle of Man affairs and the ducal interests involved in the 1765 transaction.
Editorial preface to a scholarly collection of historical documents relating to the Isle of Man, compiled by J. R. Oliver. Discusses the scope and sources of the collection (Patent Rolls, Close Rolls, monastic records, charters), the challenges of archival research, and the loss of historical documents. Includes discussion of the Chronicon Manniae manuscript and acknowledgments of archival contributors.
