Tour of Onchan 1
Straight down the middle.

The oldest house here is Woodlea Cottage (No 57) and this was built in 1888 for John Kelly the roadman. The terrace was added in the early 1890s by Joseph Hill and was called Clifton Terrace.

Notice however the left hand chimney stack of Woodlea Cottage (at one time called Holly Cottage) was extended upwards when the terrace was built.

The end house (May Cottage) is double fronted and different from its three neighbours; note however how the first property in Queens Road (Rose Cottage) is also attached to No 49 in a similar fashion to the cottage attached to No 47

Woodlea Cottage and Clifton Terrace on the right and the extended row of cottages on the left of which only "Rainbow Village" remains. In the left hand corner can be seen steps going up to a single roomed dwelling at first floor level. These steps had the nickname of "The Pulpit

Sea View with the carriage drive which connected it with Main Road. This photograph was taken at a time when Corkill's Garage were pulling down trees to make way for excavation and the building of their coach garage.

Here we have a house of some age but a series of modern alterations has completely changed the appearance of this dwelling which extends back to 1813.

Rev. Edward Craine purchased a strip of land on the Ballachurry Farm. The house was set well back from the roadway and would have had a clear view out over Douglas Bay.

As it happens trees were planted in the long grounds and as they grew the name seemed inappropriate. In 1959 the trees were cut down following the purchase of the house and grounds by Corkills Garage who excavated into the natural contours of the land to provide a flat base for a new filling station and tall workshop for their motor coaches.

The former coach house and stable at the rear of the house has now been converted into a holiday cottage.