Promenade - Ramsey, Isle of Man - Grand Opening on Waymarking.com

The tablet was unveiled by the then Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man, Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet K.B.E. C.B. D.S.O. to inaugurate the extension and improvement of the Promenade.

The tablet is on the concrete seawall which replaced the iron railings which formally ran along the edge of the Promenade. The seawall was intended to reduce the incidence of flooding in South Ramsey in the area of the town which was redeveloped in the 1960's and 1970's.

The 'new' promenade also ran in a straight line from the South Breakwater to Queen's Pier with loss of the Old Cross Slipway.

The straightening also facilitated the widening of the Promenade from immediately south of the Catholic Church up to the entrance to the Queen's Pier. Again this improved the town's sea defenses and reduced the incidence of flooding.

The link below shows the old promenade centred on the Old Cross Slipway:

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The full text of the Promenade of the tablet is shown below:
THIS TABLET WAS UNVIELED
ON THE 15TH OF AUGUST 1952
BY HIS EXCELLENCY AIR VICE-MARSHALL
SIR-GEOFFREY RHODES BROMET
K.B.E. C.B. D.S.O.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE ISLE OF MAN
TO INAUGURATE THE EXTENSION
AND IMPROVEMENT OF THIS PROMENADE

The Find a Grave website has the following information about Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet:

"Birth: Aug. 28, 1891
Death: Nov. 16, 1983

Air Vice Marshal, KBE CB DSO. He was an Air Vice Marshal during World War II and a former Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. He attended the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and then served as a Flight Commander in the First World War being commended for his service in Gallipoli in 1915 and later commanding No. 1 Squadron RNAS and then No. 8 Squadron RNAS. In 1919 he was commissioned permanently as a Major in the RAF. After commanding the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, he was appointed Senior Engineering Staff Officer at Headquarters Coastal Area in 1931, Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Middle East in 1933 and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Coastal Command in 1936. He served in World War II as Air Officer Commanding No. 19 Group and then as Air Officer Commanding No. 247 Group before retiring at his own request in 1945. In 1945 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man and served until 1952. His second marriage was to Air Commandant Dame Jean Conan Doyle, daughter of Arthur Conan Doyle."

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What was opened/inaugurated?: Promenade Extension and Improvement Who was that opened/inaugurated it?: Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet Date of the opening/inauguration?: 15th August 1952 Website about the person: [Web Link] Website about the location: Not listed

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