A nice walk along South Quay in Douglas yesterday with some lovely historic items that are still visible 🇮🇲 1 – The old Swing Bridge Tower. 2 – Sir William Hillary Plaque on Douglas Lifeboat Station. 3 – The Old Gas Office on Gas Works Hill. Feel free to make any comments either on this…
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Old Swing Bridge Tower – South Quay Douglas
This lovely old building stands on South Quay in Douglas right opposite the new lifting bridge. The tower used to be the control tower for the former swing bridge where the bridge was hydraulically operated to swing it open. Gas Works steps that lead from South Quay up to Fort William can also be seen…
“The British” – North Quay in Douglas
I have always admired the architecture of this lovely “Old Douglas” building which was opened in 1898. The building was designed by an architect called Armitage Rigby who also designed several houses at Little Switzerland and the cross shelters at Maughold and Kirk Michael (and other buildings). The image was taken from South Quay and overlooking the Douglas Marina towards “The…