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| Civil Defence Brodie Helmet. The "R" marking stands for "Rescue". The R was on front and back. |
Odins Raven signed by Magnus Magnusson, and the crew of Odins Raven donated by Verity Gorry |
Peel Castle, Isle of Man 1897. Water colour by Omar Mahomed, donated by Peter Coleman |
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Above: Some items donated by Mr Emanuelli, who was mistaken as an enemy alien and interned at the Peveril Camp in Peel, along with other Italian internees and other enemy aliens. Fortunately in 1942, he was able to be released after a tribunal in London.
He has written a book about his life and times called A Sense of Belonging, and sent a copy to the Ward Library.
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| Silver jewellery, thimbles, spoons, 19th and 20th Century |
Hammered coinage, top row Tudor 16th & 17th Century; Middle and Bottom rows Medieval 11th & 12th Century |
Military badges, belt fittings, buttons, 18th - 20th Century |
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| This stained glass window was donated by Peel Town Commissioners. It was made and paid for by the Clothworkers Company of London to be put in the New Clothworkers Junior School in Peel (now Shoprite). |
This painting was bought by the Leece Museum Trust. It was painted by Mrs Cannan-Bleakley of Peel. It is of the the first Peel Viking Festival in 1961. It shows a fine record of Peel in the early 1960s. |
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| Plates with Pictures of Peel
donated by a lady from USA |
Swastica with
3 legs inlaid donated by Diane Durber. |
Cabinet made by an internee
at the Knockaloe Camp during WW1. The cabinet was made for C.H. Cowley
for his work as the chemist at the camp. donated by George and Diane
Durber. |
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This beaded lizard made
at Knockaloe in 1917 was recently donated to the museum by Diana Gibbs
from West Sussex on the occasion of her wedding on the Island. |
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The name plate from the Manx Clover (left)
has been salvaged from the vessel and is now in the museum |
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There were seven medals awarded to
the crew of the PL11 Wanderer for their part in the rescue of over
150 lives from the RMS Lusitania after a German U-boat, off the Old
Head of Kinsale, Southern Irelend, torpedoed the liner.
The medals of two of the crew are currently on
display in the Museum (see left). |
Robert Watterson Medal.
Donated by Mrs Pam Lightfoot, Greatgrandaughter of Robert Watterson
on behalf of the descendents of Robert Watterson. |
Harry Costain's medal.
Loaned by Garry and Melvyn Reid, grandsons of Harry Costain. |
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| Billy Quane's uniform from World War II. We
also have a stock of new WW1 photographs from the Knockaloe Prisoner
of War Camp. |
Painting of "The Kate", 1903, built
by Henry Graves for the Quirk family. The ship was built in Peel
on the site which became Quirk's coal yard and will soon become the
site for new apartments. (Unknown artist). |
A sextant.
Once the property of Commander K Greene, long time leader of the
Peel Scout movement. |
