Documenting places and people over time…
This project is unique in the Isle of Man, and perhaps the world, in creating systematic and comprehensive photographic records of businesses and the people who work in them in whole towns and villages, and preserving them carefully for future generations to enjoy.
We have now also added a longitudinal dimension to the project and “Ten years on” photographic comparisons are now available for Peel, Laxey, Port Erin and Port St Mary.
And Ballasalla has joined the project in 2023 for its first survey.
We are grateful especially to Culture Vannin who contributed to all the “ten years on” projects. In addition, for individual projects, we had support from:
Peel Commissioners, Peel Heritage Trust, Corlett Bolton & Co; Garff Commissioners; Port Erin Commissioners, Visit Port Erin, Port St Mary Commissioners, Manx Ocean, and Malew Parish Commissioners.
We celebrate the foresight of all these groups in contributing to the recording of social and economic change in our local communities, which will be appreciated for generations to come.
LATEST NEWS
New arrivals in Peel
Since the last survey of Peel in 2011, there have already been a lot of changes in the town centre. Here’s a few of them, captured in March 2025. …
Sponsors sought to bring Manx Shop Fronts to Castletown and Onchan
Following on from the completion of its four “ten years on” projects around the Island, Manx Shop Fronts is looking to extend the …
MSF on tour
Whilst attending a family wedding in Thailand at Christmas I was struck by the number and character of hardware shops in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Obviously lacking our usual rigour, completeness, and inclusion of people in the …
Port St Mary “ten years on” – complete
Post St Mary is the last of the four Manx towns and villages I photographed in the early 2010s, and I am delighted to be able to complete this set of “ten years on” projects …
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