I was there in June 1962 with my mother. An unforgettable holiday. Great to see exactly what I would have seen at the time. Well done

@legacyslideshows

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I’d have been over there August 1962 I reckon. Happy memories of happier times for me. Great post, thank you.

@legacyslideshows

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome - seemed a shame to let these slides languish in a drawer when I had the narration tape as well.

WHAT A NICE VIDEO, THE COMMENTARY WAS EXCELLENT ESPECIALLY FOR AN AMATEUR.

@legacyslideshows

6 жыл бұрын

Thankyou. As the author and narrator was my dear late father, I have to agree about the commentary!

Very good picture off Isle of Man I remember get boat my pier of Llandudno been back sins nice place visit

@legacyslideshows

3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to revisiting when travel restrictions are lifted!

Great video thanks for showing us.

@legacyslideshows

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome - sorry for the delay in responding!

Very entertaining, brought back lots of memories. I was looking out for my family as we frequented there on holidays, but I think it would have been September, most years at that time.

@legacyslideshows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Carl - glad you enjoyed it!

Brought back so many happy memories. Thank you so much for posting and sharing with others

@legacyslideshows

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome - and thanks for being the first person to comment on this channel - much appreciated!

Very nicely done. Loved it.

@legacyslideshows

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Hal!

Thank you so much for sharing this. Loved the IOM.

@legacyslideshows

3 жыл бұрын

It was good to give the old slideshows an airing. Thanks for the feedback. Like your channel, BTW - especially good to hear radio plays on KZread! Cheers for 2021.

@uphollandlatic

3 жыл бұрын

@@legacyslideshows best wishes to you also.

We have just returned from our trip to the island. I really enjoyed Arthur’s slide show and narration. 👍

@legacyslideshows

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that - hope you had a good time over there!

Great video! I moved to the Isle of Man last year and its really interesting to see these places in 1962 and what they look like today. Your slide of railway at Groudle Glen would be of great interest to those running the railway these days and in the background on that slide is Howstrake camp, long since gone, and there are not many photos of that camp around.

@legacyslideshows

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Tony! Seemed a shame not to share these, since my folks had gone to the trouble of doing the commentary (Dad using his 'posh' voice!) If anyone would like a scan of any particular slide, please private-message me.

Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for showing the video. Port Soderick railway station has been renovated and is a smart private house. All the buildings at Port Soderick beach have been demolished, but, it is still a popular spot for a walk. We had a walk up the cliffs in Laxey the other day and took an almost identical photo of the old Laxey and the beach to the one your dad took. I must compare mine to your dads, although, not much has changed! Shame about the weather, but, that's the IoM for you. I think we all have a photo of the Mountain Railway tram in similar cold, wet, windy, foggy conditions!! Thanks again, Phil

@legacyslideshows

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Phil! Sorry to have been a while approving the comment, as I don't check this channel too often. It's about time I paid the IoM a visit again - I'm getting to the age where 'not much has changed' sounds quite attractive - except for the weather, of course ;-)

So interesting! i was a small child in 1968 when we had a family holiday here, sailing from Liverpool... everything seemed much the same as in your video when i visited back then.... and today i booked a week on the island for next summer, this time going by the seacat and i can't wait!

@legacyslideshows

6 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy your holiday next year!

very good photos thank you from iom

@legacyslideshows

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you're welcome!

I liked the photo of 'POLAR BEAR' 2-4-0T William Bagnall on the Groudle Glen Railway. The locomotive is in the so called "Fairground Livery" By the time of your visit the line was approaching the end of its life. Prior to its rescue and restoration. At the time of your visit 'POLAR BEAR' was the only working locomotive. As the original Bagnall built loco 'SEA LION' had been out of service since 1939. It was eventually restored with help from BNFL at Sellafield. Today it can be found working on the line. However 'POLAR BEAR' is now at The Chalk Pit Museum at Amberley in West Sussex. It occasionally returns to Groudle Glen for special occasions. A very good friend of mine visited the island with his parents also during the summer of 1962. He asked his Dad (who at the time was a Head Teacher) if he could visit the railway! To be told "Don't be silly. There are no trains down there. Trouble is that you have steam on the brain!" At that point they heard 'POLAR BEAR' whistle! So my friends Dad had to eat his words!

@legacyslideshows

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nicholas - Thanks for the fascinating story - glad to know this chance photo triggered some good memories!. Sorry for the delay in approving your comment; I only look at this channel's comments once every few weeks.

@nicholaskelly6375

3 жыл бұрын

@@legacyslideshows Thank you very much for your kind words. I really liked the photos. All The Best Nick Kelly.

Fascinating.... as a regular visitor to the island since '77, I enjoyed the capture of familiar haunts, 15 years before my first visit. Thank you.

@legacyslideshows

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Sorry for the delay in approving the comment and thanking you.

1962 was the first year I visited the island though my parents knew it well. We camped at a farm called Ballaspit near Tynwald. I recognise meany of the features, buildings and views which have changed over the years. I am still a big fan of the island 50 years on. Thank you for bringing back so many memories.

@legacyslideshows

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome - sorry for the delay in responding! I hope to visit the island again some day.

That was my last year at school in the IOM and I left the island at the end of the year. Happy memories. By the way, one slide has been reversed. The commentary says the war memorial is on the right but it is shown on the left. Commentary is correct.

@legacyslideshows

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that, Michael. Sorry about the slide reversal - not the only instance, I'm afraid! I will make a note in case I re-edit the videos in the future.

Only two corrections, you photographed SEACOMBE ferry stage not Birkenhead, and Onchan is pronounced, On kan. We went mainly in the 1970s, including the dreadful evening that Summerland burned down with fifty poor souls cremated. The complex was opened in 1971 and for three summers we promised to go there but thankfully never made it. We went to Douglas Head that evening anyway and saw the fire. Anyway to happier times did you not find the IOMSPCo ships whistles deafening? They made you jump especially the 1930 Lady Of Mann that SCREAMED! Anyway its a fascinating set of photos and thanks for sharing Them!

@legacyslideshows

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, thanks for the corrections. Obviously my Dad slipped up with identifying the ferry stage and pronunciation. 10 years too late to tell him off, sadly. As for the ferry whistles, I can't remember that - I was 8 at the time and it's a _long_ while ago - I would probably have found it very exciting at the time! The memories I do have of the IOM were good, and I'd like to visit again - and I love ferries, wherever they are, and no matter how loud they are :-) Cheers!

Your slide of Onchan head at night is reversed :-) Overall your slides are fantastic - 35mm? You will also be amazed to see what Port Soderick is like today - sadly derelict. However, its not all bad, since Laxey Wheel is now again fully working. Are these all the slides of the Isle of Man you have? Did you go anywhere else on Holiday and took slides and would be willing to share them? Many thanks.

@legacyslideshows

7 жыл бұрын

I was a little suspicious about the orientation of the night shots, but these were scanned in a hurry along with 6,000 others in their collection, and some errors crept in! I'm prioritizing slide shows for which I have my parents' recorded narration, which is not many. Also, some have music in the background, which gives problems with KZread. I may do some more if I can find the time, but no more of the Isle of Man, unfortunately. It's certainly a place I intend to visit again.

@legacyslideshows

7 жыл бұрын

And yes, all 35mm slides - generally Kodachrome (25 ISO/ASA) at that time. Dad used an Agfa Silette viewfinder camera (1960 vintage) with separate light meter, rangefinder and bulb flashgun.

@GarrattFamily

7 жыл бұрын

Seriously great slides. Your Dad was a great photographer. You must be proud of this collection :-)

@legacyslideshows

7 жыл бұрын

He had a good eye for composition, the good fortune to use a long-lasting film stock, and the conscientiousness to carefully label and store his slides. I am lucky to have inherited the collection.

@TorkG8

6 жыл бұрын

Aww.. I remember Port Soderick well from family holidays in the '70's. I haven't been back to the Isle of Man since then but would like to see it again.

how things ware in the isle of man super holiday slides, a lot has changed over the years , but not the weather

@legacyslideshows

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks - sorry for slow response. British weather - at least it gives us something to moan about ;-)

in the days when the IOM welcomed tourists, now they welcome millionaires and their property.

@kopitegs

3 жыл бұрын

The are few tourist to welcome now so we don't have a choice. We spent a fortune on trying

Sorry,but I'm Manx,we use to say when summer holidays it was lovely hot summer but when holidays people made it rain occasionally and the older Manx folks use to say " oh visitors. Are here now It's raining lol 😂

@legacyslideshows

2 жыл бұрын

Compared to the rest of the UK, my home city of Leicester was unusual in having its industrial shutdown (not a common thing these days) in the first 2 weeks of July. That seemed to guarantee we had more than our fair share of rainy holidays. We always thought we took the weather with us - now you have confirmed it! Thanks for commenting - sorry for the delay in approving - I only look at this channel every few weeks.