Douglas Bridge - Douglas, Isle of Man - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The sign is a brass plaque with the text shown below:
BOROUGH OF DOUGLAS
DOUGLAS BRIDGE
REBUILT AND WIDENED 1937
OPENED BY
HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR
ALDERMAN T.W. CAIN J.P
ON 8TH JULY 1937

The original Stone Bridge was built in 1777/1778, at the top of the harbour, This bridge was moved 180 yards up river in 1797 and seems to have been destroyed and rebuilt in 1786 and again in 1796 before it was rebuilt and widened in 1937.

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A picture of the Bridge in 1932-34 can be seen at the following Link:

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A picture of the Bridge in 1937 can be seen at the following link:

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Group that erected the marker: Borough of Douglas URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Douglas Bridge Dougals, Isle of Man

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