Douglas, From Douglas Head 1907
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Photo of Douglas, From Douglas Head 1907

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Between May and September 1887, steamers brought nearly 348,000 visitors to the island, though the IOMSPCo. was forced to slash its fares to beat off competition from two new shipping companies who were trying to muscle in on the ever growing Manx holiday traffic. During the 1900 season over 400,000 visitors landed at Douglas.

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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.