The Bungalow, Isle of Man
The Bungalow, Isle of Man,
The
The area is dominated by Snaefell Mountain with an elevation of 621m (2036 feet) above sea level and the nearby summits of Beinn-y-Phott (544m), Mullagh Ouyr (491m), Carraghan (500m), Clagh Ouyr (551m) and North Barrule (565m).
The
The name The Bungalow derives from the former Bungalow Hotel, a Swiss Chalet design, modular-kit wood-built structure with corrugated roof erected by the Isle of Man Tramway and Electrical Power Co, Ltd as part of the Snaefell Mountain Railway. It was rented to Isle of Man Breweries Ltd for £35 per annum in 1900.[3]
The Bungalow Hotel was demolished during the winter of 1958 in time for the 2022 Isle of Man TT.
Sources
- ISBN 1 899602 67 4- "....At the Bungalow, go in late for the left, or you'll be too far over for the second corner and keep it straight over the tramlines.... The Mountain Course. A lap of the legendary circuit accompanied by the record holder John McGuinness."
- ^ Motor Cycle 3 June 1965, p.735. Accessed 7 April 2014
- ^ Manx Transport Review No-70 Autumn 1995 pp48 (1995) Manx Electric Railway Society Lambert Printers
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner pp1 dated 10 April 1958
- ISBN 9781899602674
- ^ Manx Transport Review No-70 Autumn 1995 pp63 (1995) Manx Electric Railway Society Lambert Printers
- ^ "Victory Cafe Isle of Man". visitisleofman.com. Retrieved 11 June 2022.