Tribute to the Isle of Man
Note: If you haven't already done so, click here to open a scrollable map of the Isle of Man in a separate window for handy reference.
Peel (page 2)
Manx kippers are cured for a period of up to ten hours using the smoke from oak chips. Manx kippers are famous the world over, and unlike kippers from elsewhere, no colouring matter is added to kippers made on the Isle of Man.
Photography by John Ball, 1985
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Above: Moore's Manx Kippers, one of the curing houses near Peel quayside. |
Photography by Leonard Ball, 1953 |
Above: My brother and I outside the "Rumpy" kipper factory in Peel, in 1953.
In the picture, I'm clutching a newly purchased box of fresh Manx kippers. I was then 13 years old, and my brother was 6. |
The remaining photographs on this page illustrate Peel town from various viewpoints, from the 1950s through to the present.
Photography by Leonard Ball, 1954 |
Peel viewed (above) from near the summit of Peel Hill, and (below) from the castle. |
Old postcard, circa 1970s |
Below: Night draws in over the town in this recent view from Peel breakwater. |
Photography by John Ball, March 2001 |
Photography by Leonard Ball, 1953 |
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Photography by Leonard Ball, 1953 |
Christian Street, Peel, in the summer of 1953. We stayed in a guesthouse near the shop with the awning protecting its window display from the light. |
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Also in 1953, my six-year-old brother was intrigued by a ship's figurehead attached to the wall of Peel lifeboat station. |
Click here to conclude the exploration of Peel.
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