StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Promenade

The bench has recently been re-coated with something dark coloured like a matt stain/varnish ... The floral displays and other features of the various sections of the sunken garden are well worth visiting, especially in view of the damage as reported in the two links below. E2A - there has been an extensive and quite expensive clean up in the aftermath of Storm Barra [early Dec 2021] when the protective walls were damaged and the sunken gardens flooded by seawater. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-59580812 www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-62395689

Originally erected in 1924 - and built of Manx granite - to commemorate the fallen of The Great War [1914 - 1918]. The base of the monument was modified to include panels for WW2 casualties at a later date. Located opposite the Villa Marina, on Harris Promenade, using the site previously occupied by the bandstand. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_War_Memorial

Looking down the full length of one of the "formal" sections of the sunken gardens on Douglas Promenade. With the tide coming in, the weather turning cloudy and the clock at almost 16:15 I suspect most of the mid-week visitors to the Promenade have headed off for their tea ! Note the brightly painted bench halfway along - that's one of the "Sit & Chat" facilities. Access routes are available for what a friend of mine refers to as 'wheeled people' with ramps at both ends and the paths are maintained with a hard, level surface. The toilet block at the far end is also accessible.

Looking south, along the Promenade, from just outside the Rendezvous Cafe, the dome at Spanish City makes a notch in the skyline.

In the Marine Gardens, on the Douglas Promenade. . The main dedication reads :- _____________________________________________________ The Royal National Lifeboat Institution Sir William Hillary Who Lived in Douglas and Founded the RNLI in 1824 His courage and that of the Volunteer Crew Saved many lives * Most Famously the Crew of St George * Wrecked in Douglas Bay in 1830 In 1832 on the site of the Disaster he built the Tower of Refuge * Shelter for the Shipwrecked _____________________________________________________ In Honour of All Lifeboat Crew Down the Years' On this side the smaller dedication under the sculpture reads :- Sir William Hillary & his Volunteer Crew go to the aid of the Stricken St. George 20th November 1830' ______________________________________________________