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2 unusual facts about Peel, Isle of Man


George Scott Railton

His father and mother both died on 8 November 1864 at Peel, Isle of Man, probably of cholera.

Hazel Hannan

She was elected in 1986 as an independent MHK for Peel, after a failed attempt 5 years earlier standing for Mec Vannin.


2011 Commonwealth Youth Games medal table

The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games, were a multi-sport event held in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011.

AJS

In 1909, after a Wearwell motorcycle fitted with a Stevens side-valve single-cylinder engine won a trophy for a 24-hour non-stop run in 1909, Jack Stevens decided to contest the Tourist Trophy in the Isle of Man.

Arthur William Moore

Arthur William Moore CVO SHK JP MA (1853–1909) was a Manx antiquarian, historian, linguist, folklorist, and former Speaker of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man.

Battle of the Isle of Man

The Battle of the Isle of Man was a battle fought in 1158 between the Norse Gofraidh mac Amhlaibh (Godred II), King of Mann and the Isles and Celtic Somhairle MacGillebride (Somerled), King of Cinn Tìre (Kintyre), Argyll and Lorne, on the Isle of Man.

Beatrice Lillie

She was married, on January 20, 1920, at the church of St. Paul, Drayton Bassett, Fazeley, Staffordshire, to Sir Robert Peel, 5th Baronet.

Birkin's Bend

During an early morning practice session for the 1927 Isle of Man TT, Archie Birkin brother of Tim Birkin, one of the "Bentley Boys" of the 1920s, swerved to avoid a fish-van travelling to Peel and crashed fatality.

Boot fetishism

The mid-1960s British TV series The Avengers often featured fetishistic clothing, with Emma Peel, played by Diana Rigg, wore boots as a characteristic sign of her as a sexy and strong woman.

Celtic Fest Chicago

Not just an "Irish" festival, Celtic Fest Chicago is a cultural celebration of the ancient Celtic nations of Ireland; Brittany, France; Galicia, Spain; Scotland; the Isle of Man; Cornwall and Wales.

Clare Christian

She's a former member of the Legislative Council and former Health Minister of the Isle of Man Government.

Conister

Conister has traditionally operated in the Asset Finance area providing finance to companies and individuals on the Isle of Man; to military personnel through its operation in Peterborough and to small / medium enterprise clients through its operation in Wigan.

Culdee Fell Railway

According to "research" by the Rev. W Awdry, the railway was the brainchild of the tourist-minded Mid Sodor Railway, who had hopes to extend their line beyond Peel Godred to Kirk Machan at the foot of Culdee Fell, where passengers could board a rack railway to the summit.

Dalek War

:This article is about the audio drama, for a similarly titled novel by John Peel, see War of the Daleks.

Douglas Southern Electric Tramway

Douglas Southern Electric Tramway was a standard gauge tramway between the top of Douglas Head on the Isle of Man and the nearby resort of Port Soderick.

European Affiliates Championship

Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland were missing from the previous tournament, with the Isle of Man featuring for the first time.

Geoff Cannell

In 1998 he was elected the MHK for Onchan, following Ray Kniveton's elevation to the Legislative Council.

Gofraid ua Ímair

In the following decade it is supposed that the grandsons of Ímar may have been in some part of the Atlantic or Irish Sea coasts of Britain where the historical record sheds almost no light on events, the area in question extending from the Isle of Man through the Hebrides to the Northern Isles, as well as the coasts opposite.

Gordon Sharp

In 1983, Sharp sang with fellow Scots Cocteau Twins on one of their John Peel sessions and at selected live gigs, where he met 4AD executive Ivo Watts-Russell.

Graham Drinkwater

He continued supporting music as a director of Les Concerts Symphoniques (known today as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra) and a supporter of the Montreal Little Symphony until his death in 1946 at his home at 3511 Peel Street in Montreal.

Hannah Peel

Whilst on tour promoting 'The Broken Wave' by supporting another Full Time hobby act Erland and the Carnival, Peel became good friends with the band and a collaboration between herself, Gawain Erland Cooper and Simon Tong (The Verve, Blur, Gorillaz, The Good, the Bad & the Queen) resulted in a new band The Magnetic North.

Working primarily with Music box, Peel created several hand-punched pieces of music for the musical score to 'Tezuka' about the life of manga artist Osamu Tezuka by the choreographer and dancer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

Headingly Station

In 1953 the property was owned by the Peel River Land and mineral Company which took 200 bulls and transferred them by road train to Auvergne Station in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Huw Stephens

In 2005, Stephens gained a national slot when he became one of the replacements for the late John Peel as part of the station's One Music strand, which was intended to keep the spirit of Peel's show going with DJs Rob da Bank and Ras Kwame.

Il Popolo del Blues

Il Popolo del Blues is an Italian radio program founded in 1995, created and led by the Italian journalist Ernesto De Pascale (RAI, Jam, La Nazione, Rolling Stone Italia, Record Collector, Popolare Network), named by the BBC “the Italian John Peel”.

John Morris, Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest

He was also Judge of Appeal in the Isle of Man from 1938 to 1947 - the youngest ever to hold such position.

John Quilliam

Captain John Quilliam RN (born Marown, Isle of Man 29 September 1771 - died Michael, Isle of Man 10 October 1829) was a Royal Navy officer and the First Lieutenant on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Lincoln Alexander Public School

Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, part of the Peel District School Board

Linda Thorson

Thorson is best known for her role as Tara King (succeeding Diana Rigg as Emma Peel) in the last season of the British TV adventure series, The Avengers, with the original star Patrick Macnee.

Machars

Burrow Head (the southernmost tip of the peninsula) is about eighteen miles from Point of Ayre on the Isle of Man, and trade links have long existed between the two places, much of which involved smuggling.

Magnus VI of Norway

In 1266 he gave up the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Scotland, in return for a large sum of silver and a yearly payment, under the Treaty of Perth, by which the Scots at the same time recognised Norwegian rule over Shetland and the Orkney Islands.

Mid-America Center

The convention center has hosted the Omaha Press Club Show, Peel's Salon Shows, OWH Bridal Ideas Shows, River City Hunting & Fishing Expo and Nebraska State Bridge Tournament, which hosts Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

MS Ben-my-Chree

Brought around to the island from Holland by the late Captain Vernon Kinley, Ben-my-Chree entered service on 5 July 1998, Tynwald Day - the Isle of Man's national holiday.

Parsley Peel

Young Robert would visit Parsley Peel and his wife at their home in Ardwick.

Peel High School

Established in 1976, Peel High School was named after Sir Robert Peel, an important British politician at the time of the discovery of the Tamworth region, by British settlers in Australia.

Peel state by-election, 2007

Norm Marlborough was appointed to cabinet in 2006 as Minister for Small Business, Minister for the Peel and the South West, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Education and Training.

Peel, Oregon

Peel post office was established in 1888 and named for congressman Samuel W. Peel of Arkansas.

Richard Costain

Born and brought up in the Isle of Man, Richard Costain moved to Crosby where, in 1865, he founded a small but well-equipped construction business.

Samuel W. Peel

Peel was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1893).

Sidney Swann

Swan was born at Sulby, Lezayre, Isle of Man, the son of Sydney Swann, a rower and clergyman who took his family to Japan where he was a missionary.

Sweyn Asleifsson

In 1140, Holdbodi called on Sweyn to join him raiding the coast of Wales, but they were beaten off, Holdbodi withdrawing to the Isle of Man and Sweyn to Lewis.

The Misunderstood discography

CD 1: The Legendary Gold Star Album - Produced by John Peel, recorded 1965 in Hollywood, California at Gold Star Studios.

Tiger Shadow

Between February and March 2009 The Rise Of The Tiger Shadow was recorded at Cottage Road Studios in Headingley, Leeds by Matt Peel and Andy Hawkins.

Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones – The BBC Sessions 1979–1984

Not all tracks were taken from John Peel broadcasts; some came from the shows of other DJs: Richard Skinner, Kid Jensen, Janice Long, Bruno Brookes and Graham Bannerman.

TT3D: Closer to the Edge

The film is narrated by Jared Leto and charts the world-famous Isle of Man TT motorcycle race that takes place on the Isle of Man every year, and follows the leading riders in the 2010 race, most notably Guy Martin and Ian Hutchinson.

TTC Special Constable Services

Peel Police and TTC Special Constables executed a search warrant on December 20, 2006, in Peel Region.

Vanoil Energy

In addition to its office in Vancouver, Vanoil has representation through its subsidiaries in Nairobi, Kenya, Antananarivo, Madagascar and Douglas, Isle of Man.


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