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Woodside Paper Mill
The site of a post-medieval paper mill, which was operating in 1806.
Woodturner's Shed
This is a single-storey thatched building.  The structure is present on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey of 1868, but is shown on old photographs from the latter half of the 19th century in a dilapidated condition.  It was repaired and re-roofed with a single pitch corrugated iron covering early in the 20th century, but following acquisition by the Manx Museum and National Trust the gables were raised to create a ridge and the resulting new roof structure was thatched.  Since 1946 the building has housed a woodturner's treadle lathe is used to demonstrate tradtional craftsmanship.
Woodturner's Shed
Single storey thatched building. The structure is present on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey of 1868, but is shown on old photographs from the latter half of the 19th century in a dilapidated condition. It was repaired and re-roofed with a single pitch corrugated iron covering early in the 20th century, but following acquisition by the Manx Museum and National Trust the gables were raised to create a ridge and the resulting new roof structure was thatched. Since 1946 the building has housed a woodturner's treadle lathe is used to demonstrate tradtional craftsmanship.
Woolf's Brewery
A 19th century brewery in Spring Valley, Braddan which was operational in 1889.
World War I Internment
During the First World War, the Isle of Man became the site of the largest internment operation in the British Isles. Knockaloe camp near Peel held over 23,000 men at its peak. The Island's geographical isolation made it the natural choice for mass internment.
World War II Internment
During the Second World War, the Isle of Man was again used for mass internment. Camps at Hutchinson Square in Douglas, Mooragh in Ramsey, and Rushen Camp at Port Erin and Port St Mary held thousands of civilian internees, many of them refugees from Nazi persecution.
Wreck of the London (1781): Treasury correspondence on salvage possession and feudal rights
Wreck of the London (1781): Treasury correspondence on salvage possession and feudal rights
Correspondence from Charles Lutwidge (Receiver-General) to the Treasury regarding the wreck of the ship London near Port le Marie Bay, Isle of Man (January 1781). Includes detailed accounts from Senhouse Wilson (Customs) and affidavits from William Clague (Deputy Collector) and Robert Marrow (owners' agent) concerning salvage operations, possession of cargo, and jurisdictional conflict between Crown revenue officers and the Duke of Atholl's feudal claims. Illustrates post-Revestment tensions over manorial rights and revenue authority.
Wreck of the London (1781): Treasury correspondence on salvage, revenue duties, and ducal rights
Wreck of the London (1781): Treasury correspondence on salvage, revenue duties, and ducal rights
Correspondence between Charles Lutwidge (Receiver-General) and the Treasury regarding the wreck of the ship London near Port le Marie Bay in January 1781. Documents the dispute between the Duke of Atholl's claimed feudal manorial right to wrecks and the Crown's revenue interests under Revestment. Includes detailed accounts from revenue officer William Clague, affidavits, and a Court of Chancery decree transferring possession to the cargo owners' agent.
Wylde's Mineral Water Factory, Christian Street, Ramsey
The site of a mineral water factory which was operating in Christian Street, Ramsey in 1894.
Yn Aaigh Greddagh Mound, Ballagarmin
Undated earthwork mound. Annotated Ordnance Survey maps maintained by PMC Kermode (Manx Museum director 1922-1932) and W Cubbon (Manx Museum director 1932-1940) bear the note 'Fort' (Kermode) and 'Circle' (Cubbon) within this field. Cubbon's annotation is more correctly located, a little to the north of Kermode's. Aerial and ground survey show the presence of an almost perfectly circular mound or platform, defined by a ditch which in places is both well-defined and waterlogged. The platform has a diameter of just over 30m, and the ditch a width of 5 to 6m. The field bears the local name of Yn Aaigh Greddagh ('the parched flat').
Yn Aaigh Greddagh Roundhouse, Ballagarmin
The site of what is thought to be a possible Iron Age round house.
Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh
Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh (the Manx Language Society) is an organisation dedicated to the preservation and revival of the Manx Gaelic language. Founded in the late nineteenth century during a period of growing concern over the decline of the language, it has played a central role in efforts to record, teach, and promote Manx as a living tongue.
Youth Centre, Albert Street, Ramsey
This building is a former church which served as a youth centre at the time of description. It is 'L' shaped in plan and was originally a church, with a side hall and entrance combined.  The construction is of coursed Manx stone and pitched slate roof.  The general proportions echoes those of the adjacent Mysore Cottages.  The main roof of the church hall has been altered on the southern side to incorporate a series of continuous flush roof lights.  The corners of the main church hall are reinforced to 3/4 height with buttresses.  The window openings for the most part have pointed arch heads (including the entrance doorway) with the exception of a row of mullioned windows adjacent to the entrance.  No interior inspection has been but it is assumed that alterations have been made with the change of use of the building.  The building has a group value with the Mysore Cottages with which it shares a common history.