benjamin1945 16,155 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Pretty sure it was Onchan where i stayed a couple of times in a Motel on the main road,,,? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Santon Motel WB..........Just looked back....we done this conversation in 2018..WB....lol,,....if i come back (which i'd love to) you can buy me a Coffee and Jill a 'Babycham' in the ''Sound''......Patrick Swayze filmed in there,,,sat at same table (different day) (proper name dropper me).....Fancy ''Dirty Dancing'' Jill ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 I'm ballet trained, Ben but I can do all sorts!....given sufficient Babycham! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
West Bridgfordian 144 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Ben, you wouldn't recognise the Sound cafe now. The atmospheric little cafe has been demolished and a new one built a little further from the edge. Not 'alf as nice now. https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g6649338-d1830220-i337399813-The_Sound_Cafe-Cregneash_Isle_of_Man.html 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Thanks WB.....Shame its changed,,,just read some of the mixed reviews,,,seems a bit expensive now..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
West Bridgfordian 144 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Ben, yeah, more expensive now but I'll still buy you and Jill coffee and Babychams if you ever make it over here! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Nice Cats home also i visited and spent relaxing couple of hours....Jill i reckon your'e packing your bags now......lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dodie 51 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Missing our holiday in Ramsey this year. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
West Bridgfordian 144 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Shhhh Ben, the cats home isn't there anymore. Dodie, Ramsey is pretty quiet at the best of times, but I went there last Friday and everywhere was sooo quiet. Took the dogs along Parliament Street and there was only a couple of other dog walkers out and about. Had the beach next to the pier all to ourselves. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Pity about cats home,,im a cat lover and felt right at home amongst em,,nice staff too,, so no sound""as it was,,no cats home,, what about maxey wheel and coastal railway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Hiya Ben, the wheel is the Laxey wheel, known as Lady Isabella. There is another smaller one a bit lower down towards Laxey, but for the life of me, I cannot remember her name. I have no doubt that WB will enlighten my ignorance. We were on a coach tour on IOM and on one trip, the driver stopped off at a Fudge factory, which was no good to me, being a diabetic. So I did ask if our next stop could be an insulin factory. Sarcasm totally wasted, it went straight over his head. Loved Peel and Steam railway! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
West Bridgfordian 144 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Hi BK, the smaller wheel is Lady Evelyn... https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMVA7A_The_Lady_Evelyn_Waterwheel_Laxey_Isle_of_Man The steam railway goes from Douglas to Port Erin in the south (very popular for stag nights). Hope you enjoyed your time over here, we do get a lot of coach tours from all over the UK. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 Thank you WB., for response, it is very much appreciated. Yes I did enjoy visiting the IOM. We travelled to Aintree for overnight then down to Heysham for the ferry. My brother Derek used to live on Victoria road, Douglas, but never got opportunity to see him. He used to work at the local police station( it was said so they could keep an eye on him). We stayed at a golf club outside Douglas, but had no transport apart from the holiday coach. While at Laxey, we went on the Snae Fell railway, lovely sunny day but when reaching the summit you couldn't see a bloody thing due to low cloud. We still had our picnic sarnies outside though, (sitting on a bench across the line and we couldn't even see the train !). I loved it all, but wasn't too keen on the journey back, with coach then ferry (No Seats!), then a long coach journey back home to the South Coast. Having said all that, would dearly love to come back, especially for a ride on the Douglas to Laxey trams. Cheers, Barrie. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Mam and Aunt Gwen...........Long row 1949,,edit......Carrington street.. Skegness 1946....cousin Doris,,Mam,,Me,, and GrandadS Skegness 1946,,,,with Mam and Dad,, ya like me POM-POMS? 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Ben, I don't think the top one is Long Row, I reckon it's the town end of Carrington Street. In front of the trolleybus you can just see the name of Sawyer's Arms; and the building on the right with vertical lines is Woolies. Great photos though ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Goose Fair 1949 ,,with Grandma and a Sucker,,, 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 You probably right Cliff ton............all these years thought it was long row,,, Edit,, photos thanks to Chloe,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Don't you look cute? Love the coat! October. Chilly. Hope you're wearing your LIBERTY BODICE! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Just a footnote to the above photo's........... Loved the way my Mother and her 5 sisters all dressed,,,remember them all singing,,and getting ready to go out,, Grandad,,,was a Sherwood Forester in WW1,,Only saw his scars once,,when he was in the tin bath in front of the fire,,always very smart. Cousin Doris,,still with us,,bless her,,lives at Clifton,, Grandma,,lived till she was 99,,lovely lady... 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Is a boy wearing a knitted (?) hat an unusual thing ? I don't recall seeing it anywhere at any time, although you obviously had a thing about them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Always dressed Posh cliff ton,,,for a council estate kid,,,i never minded wearing what Mam knitted me,,,she was a dress-maker and was always on her Singer' sewing machine or knitting something....She gave me my love of clothes ,which i still have... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Loving the jaunty way Ben’s wearing his hat. Cool little dude 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,155 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Why thank-you kind lady...........'I doff my Cap to you'' Over the years ive had spells of Hat wearing,,,sometimes a Trillby and sometimes a flat cap........never a Baseball Cap.....,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 It's what my uncle George used to call a bobbydazzler! Loved my uncle George. He was straight John Bull, no messing about. If he saw an overweight person in the street, he'd comment, "She's a boiling bit!" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 My maternal grandfather was fanatical about caring for clothes. He was a very snappy dresser. Suit, waistcoat, watch chain, shirt with winged collar, bow tie or cravat. Always wore a hat when out and carried gloves and a walking cane, shiny shoes and a carnation in his lapel. My mother was brought up to look after her clothes. Never permitted to throw them a chair but had to give them a shake, press the shoulder pads together and put carefully on a coat hanger in the wardrobe. That was handed on to me. I dread to think what grandad would have made of today's modes of dress. Even when gardening, he always wore a suit, shirt and tie. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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