Peel Castle September on a Beautiful Evening
Peel Castle September on a Beautiful Evening
Recorded using a DJI Phantom 4 Pro in September 2019
Peel Castle (Cashtal Purt ny h-Inshey in Manx Gaelic) is a castle in Peel on the Isle of Man, originally constructed by Vikings. The castle stands on St Patrick's Isle which is connected to the town by a causeway. It is now owned by Manx National Heritage and is open to visitors during the summer.
The castle was built in the 11th century by the Vikings, under the rule of King Magnus Barefoot. While there were older stone Celtic monastic buildings on the island, the first Viking fortifications were built of wood. The prominent round tower was originally part of the Celtic monastery, but had battlements added at a later date. In the early 14th century, the majority of the walls and towers were built primarily from local red sandstone, which is found abundantly in the area. After the rule of the Vikings, the castle continued to be used by the Church due to the cathedral built there – the see of the diocese of Sodor and Man – but was eventually abandoned in the 18th century.
The castle remained fortified, and new defensive positions were added as late as 1860. The buildings within the castle are now mostly ruined, but the outer walls remain intact. Excavations in 1982-87 revealed an extensive graveyard as well as the remains of Magnus Barefoot's original wooden fort. The most spectacular finds were the 10th century grave of The Pagan Lady which included a fine example of a Viking necklace and a cache of silver coins dating from about 1030. The Castle's most famous resident is the so-called Moddey Dhoo or Black Dog ghost.
Peel Castle features today on the reverse side of the £10 notes issued by the Isle of Man Government.
Peel Castle may occasionally be confused with Piel Castle, located on Piel Island, to the east across the Irish Sea. This particularly occurs in reference to the William Wordsworth poem describing Piel, spelling its name as 'Peele': especially as Wordsworth is documented as having visited Peel Castle, and wrote several times about the Isle of Man.
Peel Castle has been proposed as a possible location of the Arthurian Avalon.
The 10th or 11th century Round Tower viewed through the window of St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's Isle from Peel Hill
Cathedral of St German (ruins)
The cathedral ruins located within the walls of Peel Castle are those of the former Cathedral of St German. Like the structures throughout the castle grounds, the cathedral's roof is completely missing. Robert Anderson examined the ruins to determine what repairs were required to restore the cathedral, and he reported to the island's Lieutenant Governor in 1877. However, none of the suggested repairs were carried out.
There is a pointed barrel-vaulted crypt below the chancel, measuring 34 feet by 16 feet by 9 feet high at the west end (10 × 5 × 3 metres), sloping to the entrance at the east.[7]
In the middle of the transept is the tomb where Bishop Rutter was interred in 1661.[7]
There is a cemetery in what was once the cathedral's nave.
In 1980 the parish of German, part of the Church of England's Diocese of Sodor and Man, was officially transferred to the newer Cathedral Church of St German on Albany Road in Peel.
ISLE OF MAN: EXPLORING the beautiful CATHEDRAL of SAINT GERMAIN in PEEL
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The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland. It’s known for its rugged coastline, medieval castles and rural landscape, rising to a mountainous center. In the capital, Douglas, the Manx Museum traces the island’s Celtic and Viking heritage. The Isle of Man TT is a major annual cross-country motorcycle race around the island.
Ordination Service 30m
30 minute edit from the Ordination to the Diaconate of Mr Iaen MacDonald Skidmore by the Bishop of Sodor and Man the Right Reverend Robert Paterson at the Cathedral Church of St German, Peel in the Isle of Man on Sunday 30th June 2013. For more information about the Anglican church on the island, please visit sodorandman.im
The Ordination and Consecration of Andrew Thomas Williams
Grandsire Triples at Peel Cathedral (with Castle Rushen Bell)
Some Grandsire Triples at Peel, Cathedral Church of St German. Peel is the only city on the Isle of Man, with the others (including Douglas) being towns. A nice, quiet city compared with other British ones!
The Isle of Man has a few preserved castles; Peel Castle can be seen at the beginning of this video and is mainly ruined. Castle Rushen in Castletown, once home to Tynwald, The Manx Government, is a very well preserved Medieval castle and has a clock bell cast in 1762 for the Earl of Derby (who was also the Lord of Mann), and it still rings out on the hour, every hour!
This is the second, and last, ringing video from the Island. Next, we join some Young Ringers on a tour of Birmingham...
Bells pealing at the Cathedral of Saint Paul
The Cathedral of Saint Paul's five bells pealing
THE WONDER OF BRADFORD CATHEDRAL
WE VISITED A JEWEL OF BRADFORD, A PEACEFUL ISLAND AMONG A COSMOPOLITAN CITY.
The Choir of Cathedral, Isle of Man
The choir of Cathedral Isle of Man sing the Phos Hilaron composed by Jack Oades in 2016.
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Parish Walk 2018 - Isle of Man
Parish Walk 2018 - Isle of Man
Sheadings and parishes
The Isle of Man is divided into six sheadings which are further divided into seventeen parishes each with its own parish church. The original Parish Walk involved touching the door (and then later the gate) at each parish church but this practice has been phased out. The course takes walkers from the National Sports Centre in Douglas past the first two parish churches, Braddan and Marown, without recording their progress.
The first church at which you will be registered as reaching is Santon (if you do not reach Santon you will not be included in the race results). The same process is repeated at Malew, Arbory, Rushen and Patrick. The next parish on the course is German where the parish church of St German in Peel became a cathedral in 1980. For many years the recording point has not been at the church / cathedral gates but on the other side of the road at Peel Town Hall. Peel is the furthest point to which under 21 year old entrants are allowed to compete and until 2006 it was the official finishing point for all women and also men aged 40 or more (although these entrants could opt to continue).
By tradition, most people will refer to retiring at or continuing beyond Peel rather than the parish name, German.
Walkers continue on to the parishes of Michael, Ballaugh, Jurby, Bride, Andreas, Lezayre, Maughold, Lonan and Onchan where they will be electronically registered at each church gate. Onchan is the 17th and final parish and so you may think it would be mission accomplished at this church however, to be a Parish Walk finisher, you will have to walk more than two miles further to the finish line next to the war memorial on Douglas promenade.
The start and finishing positions have also evolved over the years. In 1960 the start was at St Georges Church (not one of the 17 parish churches) and finished in the Villa Marina gardens hence it was almost a lap of the Isle of Man incorporating the seventeen parish churches. To improve safety, the course has been diverted (and extended) in places with a corresponding change in the starting position to the National Sports Centre in Douglas (to maintain the traditional 85 mile course length) with the finish on the opposite side of the road to the Villa Marina.
Manx Harriers - organising club
Manx Harriers are organising the Parish Walk for the 27th year in 2018. Between 1960 and 1964 the Parish Walk was organised by the Manx Amateur Athletic Association (later renamed Manx Athletic Club). Boundary Harriers revived it in 1967 and continued to organise it until 1991.
Since 1991 club teams have competed in the Northern Track & Field Leagues, its athletes have won numerous medals in Lancashire Cross Country and Track & Field Championships, its walkers have gained individual and team medals at national championships and in 2011 the club recorded its highest ever position in the National Cross Country Championships. Individual athletes have excelled at national and international level, represented the Isle of Man in the Commonwealth and won countless medals in the Island Games. The diversity of the club means that it has continued to promote what was the Manx Athletic Club’s Easter Festival (the famous runner Ron Hill was the guest of honour for the 50th event in 2012) attracting hundreds of visiting athletes, whilst promoting track & field, road running, cross country and race walking, to which everyone on the Isle of Man is invited to join in, and providing an outlet for youngsters to receive expert tuition from the club’s unpaid but highly qualified coaches.
The satisfaction that the club and its members derive from organising the Parish Walk for the walkers goes even deeper than witnessing so many personal achievements that walkers remember for a lifetime.
Every year hundreds of walkers raise thousands of pounds for their favourite charities and for the past few years there is an added incentive of, for those that so desire, of being part of a group raising money for one of the official designated charities.
Ordination Service highlights
Highlights from the Ordination to the Diaconate of Mr Iaen MacDonald Skidmore by the Bishop of Sodor and Man the Right Reverend Robert Paterson at the Cathedral Church of St German, Peel in the Isle of Man on Sunday 30th June 2013. For more information about the Anglican church on the island, please visit sodorandman.im
Isle Of Man Issue Title -Very Good Sir! (1940)
Isle of Man.
L/S of the West coast and parish church at Peel. Various shots of its narrow streets, M/S of the electric wires. M/S of Peel church. L/S of the medieval castle, M/S as camera pans up it. M/S of the cannons in the castle. Various shots of St. Germain's cathedral inside the grounds of the castle. M/S of the narrow gauge railway. L/S of Peel. The train steams through the valley, they pass St. John's and Tinwald hill. L/S of a mine. Various scenic shots of hills, coast and sea. M/S silhouette of buildings on the cliffs.
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Anne Rice at Bradford Cathedral
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Westminster Abbey bells on the Royal Wedding day (29-04-2011)
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Canterbury Visit, The Ancient Church of St Martin's' by Sheila, September 17th 2017
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Händel - ”Zadok the Priest” Coronation Anthem for George II HWV 258
From the Market Church, Halle, 2009
Concert on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the death of Georg Friedrich Händel
The English Concert
Händelfestspielorchester Halle
MDR Rundfunkchor
Hallenser Madrigalisten
Händelfestspielchor
Chor der Oper Halle
Howard Arman - conductor
Georg Friedrich Händel - ”Zadok the Priest” Coronation Anthem for George II HWV 258
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On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of George Frideric Handel’s death, two of the world’s leading baroque orchestras and conductor Howard Arman honour the composer by playing the repertoire of the historic Handel Commemoration Concert which took place in London’s Westminster Abbey 25 years after Handel’s death. This outstanding British-German performance in Handel’s baptistery, the Market Church in Halle, represents the media highlight of the Handel Year 2009.
St Adamnan's Church - Isle of Man
St Adamnan's Church - Isle of Man by Drone
The Isle of Man is located in the middle of the northern Irish Sea, almost equidistant from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland (closest), and Wales (farthest). It is 52 kilometres (32 mi) long and, at its widest point, 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide. It has an area of around 572 square kilometres (221 sq mi). Besides the island of Mann itself, the political unit of the Isle of Man includes some nearby small islands: the seasonally inhabited Calf of Man, Chicken Rock on which stands an unmanned lighthouse, St Patrick's Isle and St Michael's Isle. The last two of these are connected to the main island by permanent roads/causeways.
Ranges of hills in the north and south are separated by a central valley. The northern plain, by contrast, is relatively flat, consisting mainly of deposits from glacial advances from western Scotland during colder times. There are more recently deposited shingle beaches at the northernmost point, the Point of Ayre. The island has one mountain higher than 600 metres (2,000 ft), Snaefell, with a height of 620 metres (2,034 ft). According to an old saying, from the summit one can see six kingdoms: those of Mann, Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales, and Heaven. Some versions add a seventh kingdom, that of the sea, or Neptune
St Wilfrids Church Arley Bells Ring For Queens 90th Birthday
As part of the Queens 90th Birthday Celebrations, The Coventry Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers are ringing 90 quarter peels at 90 different churches around Warwickshire - here they are at St Wilfrids Church, Arley - filmed on 8th June 2016.
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Chilvers Coton Church Bells
As part of Her Majesty The Queens 90th Birthday Celebrations The Coventry Diocesan Guild Of Church Bell Ringers are attempting to ring a quarter peel at 90 different churches. Here is just a small part of the very first quarter peel which was rung on Saturday 4th June 2016 at All Saints Church, Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton. Please search for Nuneaton Memories on Twitter & Facebook and also take a look at our website NuneatonMemories.co.uk Camera Mick Beards & Mark Palmer
Bollington Church bells peel for final time
Bollington Church bells
The Cathedral Bells of Bathurst
The Ideas Unit was commissioned in 2009 to document the building of the Bathurst Cathedral Bell Tower and the restoring of the Bells to the new tower.
The iU followed the process from the pouring of the bells in the foundry in England to the first ringing of the new peel in the brand new tower. The full Documentary is available, please contact info@theideasunit.com.au if interested. or for more info about the Bathurst Cathedral Bell Tower please go to: