Ballasalla Christmas Stock Show
Date(s): December 1959
Creator(s): Manx Press Pictures
Scope & Content: 'There was a good display of sheep and wool at the Ballasalla Mart for the Christmas fat stock show.' (Isle of Man Examiner, 24 December 1959, p.8.)
Leslie Gawne standing in the ring directly in front of the double doors. He farmed at Croit-e-Caley, The Level, Colby then at Pooil Vaaish Farm where his son Raymond (Captain of Arbory Parish) then farmed followed by his eldest son Stephen. (Information provided by Keith Watterson, March 2020.)
John Watterson of Scarlett Farm is 2nd from the left with head up - looks like he's talking to the judge in the black coat. (Information provided by Imogen Scarlett Davies, March 2020.
This Is Winter exhibition (House of Manannan, Peel, 5 October 2019-1 March 2020).
Language: eng
Collection: Photographic Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: PG/13633/1/1960/36/1