Order your maps and guides before visiting the Isle of Man...
Isle of Man Ordnance Survey Map
Isle of Man Outdoor Leisure Map
Two detailed maps of the Isle of Man in full colour, scale 1:25,000
The two maps come in a plastic wallet. A quarter of the Island on each side of the 2 maps. A great level of detail helping you find small footpaths not shown on OS map.
Isle of Man Tourist Map and Street Plan
Detailed map of the Isle of Man showing the principle tourist sites and attractions.
It also includes maps of major towns
All Round Guide to the Isle of Man
The Spectator Guide to The Isle of Man’s Big 3 Race Events
TT, Festival of Motorcycling and the Southern 100
Famous the world over for events which began in 1907, the Isle of Man continues to hold a very special place in the history and development of motorcycle road racing. And now, with the help of this expert and highly informative new guide for spectators covering the TT, Festival of Motorcycling and the Southern 100 – you can maximise your enjoyment of experiencing not only all aspects of the races themselves but also the fun, festivities, camaraderie and enduring friendships they generate.
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New Isle of Man titles...
NEW! Power, Poles & Platelaying: Keeping the Manx Electric Railway on Track by George Hobbs
Published 18/4/2019
Paperback, A4
The Manx Electric and Snaefell Mountain Railways are famed for being pioneering ventures in electric traction in the British Isles. Over the years their fleets of historic trams have continued in service with relatively few apparent changes.
The infrastructure which supports their operation is a very different matter. Developing technology, modern techniques, and changing attitudes to the working environment have all affected the operation and maintenance of the heritage railways. The Victorian and Edwardian tramcars have changed little in appearance, but are now supported by twenty-first century railway practices.
This book examines the civil, structural and electrical engineering needed to support the railways. It covers the railway as originally constructed, major upgrades and continuing maintenance, and includes some of the details of the changing circumstances and regulations in which these well-loved railways continue to operate.
M is for MANX CAT! An Isle of Man ABC by Gemma Hjerth and Kim Gee
Paperback
Gift Wrap available in Blue or Red with Manx patterns - see options
Manx ABC Poster available for £3.50 - see options
An informative, interactive and wonderfully illustrated celebration of Our Island.
It will appeal to young children, early readers and Isle of Man enthusiasts from near and far away.
You can even listen to the Manx translations in the book at www.isleofmanabc.com
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a colourful, digital illustration of an Isle of Man icon, a rhyming couplet and a Manx translation and pronunciation.
The book also features:
• A full page of Manx Gaelic translations and pronunciations, provided by Culture Vannin (with sound files of these to listen to at www.isleofmanabc.com)
• Four Manx Songs (the Manx National Anthem, The Laxey Wheel Song, Ramsey Town and Hunt the Wren)
• Two pages of interesting facts about the Isle of Man
• A little wren to hunt for
• Lots of Three Legs of Man to count!
Friend or Foe
The fascinating story of women’s internment during WWII in Port Erin and Port St Mary, Isle of Man. Published by Rushen Heritage Trust in association with Lily Publications.
HOW WOMEN WITH DIFFERENT VIEWS MANAGED TO “RUB ALONG TOGETHER”.
How did seven different people, most of whom had never met before, come together to write the first ever book on Womens’ Internment in WW2?
They are members of Rushen Heritage Trust in the Isle of Man, and became fascinated by the remarkable people connected with the unique Rushen Womens’ Camp in 1940 – 45: how locals and internees lived together in the same houses, forming many friendships, some lifelong; how they were all encircled by a barbed wire perimeter, including shops, houses, schools and beaches; why most internees wanted Britain to win the War; their hopes, fears, courage, and enterprise; the unique gender situation – at times over 85% of the total population in the two seaside towns of Port Erin and Port St. Mary were female; how the Camp was run by Manx landladies, with light touch governance from police and civil servants.
Somehow, like the seven authors who soon became friends, but often engaged in animated debate, the locals and women internees – German/Jewish refugees from Nazi oppression, Germans and Austrians who had lived peacefully in Britain for many years, a minority of committed Nazis, Fascists – all managed to “Rub along together”. The question was, who was friend and who was foe?
The authors interviewed locals who still retained vivid memories of Camp W, found much new information on the under – researched topic of WW2 Women’s Internment, and soon realised that the story addressed important universal themes of continuing relevance today – immigration, injustice, gender, tolerance, diversity, the nature of friendship, the ability to adapt to inequity and loss, and , most of all, the triumph of human values in difficult situations.
