Firm closing

[woolley]

4 hours ago, mollag said:

Here is an 1834 map of Douglas, for orientation "North road" is now Buck's road, Finch Hill house was Buck Christian's home.

Just love to jump into that and have a walk round. Oh for a time machine.

[mollag]

Heres a taster, Buck Christian at Finch House, and as it seems today, the trees are almost the same position

[Andy Onchan]

On 9/22/2024 at 2:31 PM, yorik said:

Scott's Bistro, La Locanda then Isola

Scott's was a favourite of ours when Donald Slee had it.

[Casta]

On 9/22/2024 at 12:19 PM, Derek Flint said:

Is that the oldest building in Douglas? 

I believed the oldest building in Douglas was on the junction of Victoria Road/Princes Road, on the north side. As late as 20 years ago you couldn't do any work to it whatsoever without the ok from the authorities (listed buildings?). The original building was supposed to have been built over the crossing of key lines or some such thing. Anyway, then the developers came along and it was gone, quick as a flash.This would have been beyond the outskirts of Douglas in 1800s.

ETA: 1700s and before. The top of the cliff above what was the beach at Castle Mona Avenue had some impressive mansions. (Parts of sea wall can be seen today behind the avenue)

Edited Wednesday at 07:47 AM by Casta

[A fool and his money.....]

On 9/22/2024 at 1:43 PM, Tinpot said:

Just before I think.  I don’t remember anything in between but most of that period of my life and nights in Douglas is a bit hazy.

Yes, I think we can all tell you've done a lot of drugs in your time.

[Albert Tatlock]

1 hour ago, Casta said:

I believed the oldest building in Douglas was on the junction of Victoria Road/Princes Road, on the north side. As late as 20 years ago you couldn't do any work to it whatsoever without the ok from the authorities (listed buildings?). The original building was supposed to have been built over the crossing of key lines or some such thing. Anyway, then the developers came along and it was gone, quick as a flash.This would have been beyond the outskirts of Douglas in 1800s.

 

I remember reading it was St. Matthew's Church, which goes back to around 1700 ish.

[Tinpot]

This sketch (1983) shows the assumed dates of some of the property around Church, John and Nelson Streets.

I have no idea what the oldest building in Douglas is.

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 06:34 PM by Tinpot

[Omobono]

what about the towers on South Quay where the French Spy who has supposed to have escaped napoleon  lived just by the bridge  start of leigh terrace 

[Albert Tatlock]

25 minutes ago, Tinpot said:

This sketch (1983) shows the assumed dates of some of the property around Church, John and Nelson Streets.

I have no idea what the oldest building in Douglas is.

 

 

That looks to me that 1715 is Isola.

[The Phantom]

3 minutes ago, Omobono said:

what about the towers on South Quay where the French Spy who has supposed to have escaped napoleon  lived just by the bridge  start of leigh terrace 

What the.....

I always wondered about that and thought it must have a story. But that sounds particularly mental.

[Tinpot]

3 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said:

That looks to me that 1715 is Isola.

Correct, but it doesn’t cover the rest of Douglas.

[Roger Mexico]

35 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said:

I remember reading it was St. Matthew's Church, which goes back to around 1700 ish.

That was Old St Matthew's which was in a slightly different position and built in 1708, but it was replaced in about 1900 by the current building.  Full story is here:

http://www.stmatthewsiom.org/pages/history_oldstmatthews.htm

[Gladys]

 

[Roger Mexico]

5 minutes ago, Albert Tatlock said:

That looks to me that 1715 is Isola.

Tinpot's map comes from the listing document (as Scott's Bistro) from 1982 when it and three properties in Church Street became the first buildings to be registered in Douglas.  The full document, which contains a lot more of the history is here:

https://www.gov.im/media/632051/0500021regbldscottsbistro.pdf

and you can look up the one for the others (and any other registered building) from here:

https://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/registered-buildings-and-conservation-areas/is-my-building-registered/

[Gladys]

Above is a painting that was once my Gran's. You can see a drinking fountain which is now in the wall of Market Hall.