The Hidden Garden-Laxey Lamb's Lane, Pinfold Hill, Laxey, IM4 7 Close to the Lamb’s Lane bus stop and Fairy Cottage Tram stop. Look for the large tiger. This mini sculpture park is open to the public but please book ahead. It is free to visit and you are welcome to bring a picnic. Donations to Manx Aid Charity are gratefully received. Read More
The House of Keys Finch Road, Douglas, IM1 2PT The House of Keys, is a branch of Tynwald. Tynwald is the parliament of the Isle of Man. Norse in origin and over 1,000 years old, it is the oldest continuous parliament, in the world. The House of Keys, has twenty four Members, called Members of the House of Keys or MHKs. Every five years […] Read More
The Jubilee Clock Victoria Street, Douglas, iM1 2LW G.W. Dumbell of Dumbell’s Bank donated the clock to the people of Douglas in 1887 to commemorate the the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It was manufactured by Walter Macfarlane & Co. at the Saracen Works, Glasgow who later used the castings again for the Hastings Clock erected at Rotherham in 1912. Originally it had […] Read More
The Laxey Blacksmith New Road, Laxey, IM1 7AZ For more than 30 years, Allan has worked with steel, wrought iron, cast iron, copper and aluminium. Using traditional hammer and anvil in his forge. Read More
The Laxey Miner Statue Unveiled in 2015, to honour those who worked in the village mines, in a ceremony which celebrated the completion of Laxey’s regeneration scheme. Phillis Tate, who died in 2012, at the age of 97, bequeathed the money for the statue, as a replacement, following the removal of the wooden carving of a miner, in 2008. […] Read More
