<H3> Old Douglas Scenes<h3>

Strand Street – Somewhat less crowded, looking the opposite way.

Strand Street – looking from Drumgold Street towards Castle Street.

More activity at the tongue – IOMSP Co Ramsey Town (right) with Mona (centre) and Douglas Head steam ferry Thistle (left).

<B>Another view of Mona’s Queen - berthed at the tongue – it was usual practice to bring Steam Packet boats into the inner harbour for maintenance, painting etc during the winter months- this continued into the 1950’s. Note the rather rickety looking staging on the funnels<b>

Another view of Mona’s Queen - berthed at the tongue – it was usual practice to bring Steam Packet boats into the inner harbour for maintenance, painting etc during the winter months- this continued into the 1950’s. Note the rather rickety looking staging on the funnels

Two views taken in June 1925 of Mona’s Queen – the Steam Packet’s last paddle steamer.

Scene at the tongue, inner harbour with dredger Garvogue. Ancient pram in the foreground with horse and cart to the right.

<B>IOMSP Co Fenella at the Coffee Palace berth, North Quay. Note the Coffee Palace and various hotels, IOM Steam Packet Imperial Buildings in the background – all now disappeared.<b>

IOMSP Co Fenella at the Coffee Palace berth, North Quay. Note the Coffee Palace and various hotels, IOM Steam Packet Imperial Buildings in the background – all now disappeared.

Early morning mist with sailing ships moored at the North Quay.

Douglas Harbour with the Red Pier, later replaced by King Edward VIII Pier, with Circus Beach and Peveril Hotel to the right.

Old Douglas Bridge with Chatham House in the right background and Qualtrough’s pop works on the left.

Prospect Hill before shops etc were demolished and (new) Victory House built – old Victory House is the one with the pillars.

Central Prom/Broadway showing demolition of shops.

Tynwald St – probably looks different to this now.

Finch Road showing top of Well Road Hill and Edward Terrace houses later demolished (1967) to make way for Chester Street car park.

<B>Well Road Hill and Edward Lane. This whole area including Chester Street and Wellington Square at the bottom of the hill now replaced by multi-storey car park and supermarket.<b>

Well Road Hill and Edward Lane. This whole area including Chester Street and Wellington Square at the bottom of the hill now replaced by multi-storey car park and supermarket.

<B>Former Cunningham’s Holiday Camp (Shoprite petrol station now positioned here) – there is/was a tunnel under Victoria Road leading to the main part of the camp.<b>

Former Cunningham’s Holiday Camp (Shoprite petrol station now positioned here) – there is/was a tunnel under Victoria Road leading to the main part of the camp.

Central Prom/Broadway showing new layout which replaced the demolished shops..

Douglas Beach – Harris Promenade.

Douglas Bay – lots of shipping in the harbour, incline railway in foreground.

Peveril Square with Victoria Pier arcade and horse trams including double decker.

Old Douglas Scenes

All the pictures were taken by Fred Tyrer in the late 1920s/early 1930s. The original glass negatives (plus many more views around the island) are in Fred Tyrer – Richard Davis collection.