Bob into Buildings Manx Radio

Charles Guard accompanies Bob on this last visit of the current series, to explore the history and architecture of Government House

Social History Curator for Manx National Heritage, Yvonne Creswell takes Bob on a tour of buildings used for Internment on the Island in WWI and WWII

This week, Bob visits The Grove in Ramsey, which is now a museum but was once owned by the Gibb sisters - Matthew Richardson of Manx National Heritage tells the tale of this oasis of calm in an ever-expanding Ramsey

This week's Bob into Buildings is all about Rushen Abbey, looking back at its history with Allison Fox from MNH, looking at the various models of the abbey on display and also checking out possible future excavations

St George's Church is the focus of this week's programme. Vicar of St George's, Archdeacon Andie Brown shows Bob the church's glorious stained glass windows, fascinating architectural features showing developments through time, and the graveyard which includes a cholera mass grave

In episode one of this new series, Charles Guard joins Bob for a stroll about the area around the present lift bridge in Douglas, reflecting on the old swing bridge and checking the interior of the building which abuts the roundabout that still contains all the gear used to swing the bridge