The Grove
The Grove House near Ramsey was developed in the mid 19th century by Duncan Gibb, a Liverpool shipping merchant, as a summer retreat for himself and his family. This modest sized Victorian villa presents a series of period rooms containing mostly original furnishings and fittings, a costume room, and general displays which include the accumulated possessions of three generations. At the rear, the complex of outbuildings would have mainly served the substantial adjoining farmland and contains early vehicles and agricultural equipment including a restored horse-powered threshing mill.
The existence of the Grove today owes much to the desire of Duncan Gibb’s granddaughters, the Misses Janet and Alice Gibb, that their lovingly preserved legacy be maintained as a period museum after their demise.
