Victoria Road Prison

One of the heavy doors that was not sold at the Auction..

The entrance to the administration block.

A wing-A grim victorian red brick building.

Car parking space reserved for the wardens.

Front view of the prison.

Imperial hotel...gone but not forgotten..

A room with a view..

All signs are still intact so its easy to find your way round.

This is the stage area..its very aint alf hot mum..


The welcoming front entrance..

14-4-10 Andreas Airfield.

This is the Piggery...a building where secret gas experiments were
carried out...nice..

Farrows the finest suppliers of drainpipes during WWII

One of the barracks,theres no place like home..and this is no place like home!

The floor in the control tower has seen better days..

This reminds me of `Doom`..wonder if its explosive?

An old Morris van lies neglected.

This building is the Parachute room,lack of a roof means its now accesible
by parachute!.

The balcony on the control tower feels a bit dodgy underfoot..

view from the control room..

The control room in all its glory!

02-04-10 Milntown House..

Before we got to investigate this place,most Haunted and coronation
street had been there..

Main staircase..looks like a great horror film location..

27-3-10 The Old Saddle Hotel.

View from the south,Albert tower enjoys a day in the rain.

The Saddle Hotel-A huge building,now a nightclub.

Upstairs nature is providing the indoor window box.

Handpainted wallpaper covers parts of the walls..

Stained glass windows and a view to the Market square..

In the Cellar,the vents have an amazing array of hair and cigarrette butts..

The Saddle hotel wrought Iron sign,is now covered with the night club sign.
This pic is taken from inside and flipped so you can see what it would have looked like!

20-03-10 They dont make them like they used too..

Ah doesnt this take you back..I think I wasnt even an embryo when this was made..

Dennis..what a cool name for a truck!

The new town swimming pool is open!!

Theres no dive bombing...and please...

no running around the pool...

19-3-10 Laxey again..

Laxey Glen Mills..Established 1860..

A view through the glen..

The Silos in full spectrum..

Front of the Mill,looks like a prison!

The New Inn..and to the right The Queens hotel,bitter Rivals?

10-03-10

Reason to be late for work number #5476....

There was a Peacock blocking the bloody road!

8-3-10 Howstrake heights..Douglas Prom..and laxey wheel

The very welcoming tram stop(Howstrake Heights Holiday camp!)

The wire hanging off looks more dangerous than the stairs..

Summerland,The scene of the worst fire tradgedy in recent history of the IOM.

Just incase you missed it ELECTRIC RAILWAY terminus.

Laxey Wheel in full spectrum.

Overlooking some of the luxury chalets..

Looking back towards Douglas along the tram lines..

You`ve heard of cash machines..well this literally is the hole in the wall..

Douglas bay from Groudle road.

More of the same :D