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Taking A Dive Into Open Air Pools
Warning: my latest article for Gef contains references to nearly-naked Victorians. A Manxman has already written a letter of complaint. You may want to keep the smelling salts handy as you click on the link below, and dive in. https://gef.im/2021/04/17/taking-a-dive-into-open-air-pools/
A Very Brief History
It’s the birthday of one of the most controversial figures in Manx history – William Christian, AKA Illiam Dhone. To mark the occasion Culture Vannin have shared this YouTube video from Jack Rackam. The title Patriot or Traitor? pretty much sums up the whole debate that’s rumbled on about Dhone since he was executed byContinue reading “A Very Brief History”
Let’s Not Knock Knox Jokes
I instantly fell for this photo that Manx artist Alice Quayle posted online recently, to mark the birthday of the most famous Manx artist of all, Archibald Knox. The picture was taken in 1930 and shows Knox standing in the grounds of the Douglas School of Art, where he had learned his craft decades earlier.Continue reading “Let’s Not Knock Knox Jokes”
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