Douglas, Derby Castle 1896
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This picture was taken just two years after the horse-trams had been taken over by the operators of the coastal electric tramway. There was talk of converting the horse tramway to electric traction, but nothing ever came of it. In the picture is a double-deck horse-tram; the last of these were phased out in 1949, though old No 14 survived long enough to be shipped off to Clapham Museum in March 1955.

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A Selection of Memories from Douglas

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Douglas

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Two of my friends i(Bob and Tony) n our Manchester University Hall of Residence were both train buffs and motorcyclists so one early summer weekend in 1967 we rode our bikes on a Friday evening down the "East Lancs Road" to Liverpool where we caught an overnight ferry to Douglas. I remember very fondy a breakfast of Manx kippers and whisky on the boat! We docked at Douglas and looked around before ...see more
My great grandfather, Henry William Peckham was a fishmonger, mentioned in Brown's Directory of 1882.  He is reputed to have owned some land on the coast/beach/promenade at Douglas.  Here fish was sold 'on the front' from a table. My father was born at Douglas in 1896 and stories have carried forward of his sisters, or aunts, still selling fish there in early 1900's.