Yew trees, which are so constantly to be found in the church yards in England, are not to be seen in the Isle of Man.' (Nathaniel Jefferys, A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Isle of Man, 1809, M 00904)
Album of watercolour sketches, gold-blocked black leather binding, 2nd half nineteenth century of the Isle of Man and some prints. The album contains two early watercolour views of the Grove and numerous naive views of locations in the area eg Sulby, Lezayre. Unsigned work. The artist is thought to be associated with the Gibb family of the Grove, Ramsey.