A Tour of Onchan 2
Round The Edges.

The Lindens

This property was built for Mrs Hannah Lolley on part of the garden purchased from the estate of Mr J.H. Clarke in 1907 This house with its unusual collection of finishes in red brick, spar dash, timber and cast iron balcony was designed by W. Lolley, architect of Leeds who took up occupancy in 1909.                 The Lindens as designed by the Leeds architect W. Lolley.

No 25

Here we have a house built in the garden of The Lindens. It was designed by J.P. Lomas and built in 1951 for Mr R.E. Hill. In 1991 the front porch was extended by the owner Mr Orry Teare who had lived in the house virtually since it was built. As this house occupies a double plot there is no number 27.

Nos 29 & 31 Ridgeway Road

This pair of houses were designed in 1923 by George Kay and Sons and were built for Mr R.E. Hill at the far end of the garden of The Lindens. Alterations have taken place particularly at the rear of No 31 over the years.

102 & 104 Summerhill Road

Although looking far from being a pair of matching houses the plot upon which they were built was sold to Henry Kneale, a tailor, in 1860 by Cubbin Brothers, albeit that Moore Thomas Cubbin had by that time moved to London to continue in business as a draper. It was in 1925 that No 102 was extended at the rear by a large outlet to the designs of Jos. E. Teare. In 1954 the property was further altered by the addition of a single storey granny flat on the top side of the house. No 104 had a bay window added in 1929 and was converted into flats in 1966.

Nos 106 and 108 Summerhill Road, formerly Nos 2 and 1 Swiss Villas, showing the extension built on the downside of No 108 which is now a separate dwelling with entrance from the rear.

106 & 108 Summerhill Road

This pair were also built for Henry Kneale the tailor as an investment. The plot purchase was recorded early in 1861.

This pair was however different in its architectural style to the other pair (102 and 104) being more of an Italianate style and in 1909 No 108 had an extension built on the lower side filling the plot but set back slightly and in the same architectural style.

In 1982 the extension was further altered to become a separate dwelling with its entrance at the rear. No 106 had its two ground floor front windows made into one in the early 1980s when in the ownership of Mr McArthur who also installed aluminium framed windows.

Later the house served as the presbytery (priest’s house) for St Anthony’s Church. Both this pair and the pair on the topside were known as Swiss Villas. (No 102 being No 4 and No 108 being No1).

Onto 110 - 120 Summerhill Road