The Quarterdeck - Port Erin, Isle of Man - Made for the Millennium on Waymarking.com

The Quarterdeck is a walled area on Shore Road in Port Erin.

The walled area was originally constructed to commemorate the Festival of Britain in June 1951.

Atop the wall following the redisign are a series of stone tablets which respesent historical moments from Port Erin's history including a tablet inscribed with following text:
Port Erin Commissioners
Millennium 2000.

Below this tablet are to tablets which commemorate the Festival of Britain in 1951 and the the Second Millennium in 2001.

The 2002 tablet bears the following inscription:
THE COMMISSIONERS OF PORT ERIN
THIS STONE IS TO MARK THE
REDESIGN OF THE QUATERDECK
TO COMMEMORATE THE SECOND
MILLENNIUM
2001

the 1952 tablet bears the following inscription:
UNVIELED BY S. GORRY ESQ.
ON BEHALF OF PORT ERIN COMMISSIONERS
TO COMMEMORATE THE
FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN
JUNE 1951

There is a third tablet a little distant from the other two where the Commissioners gratefully acknowledge the companies, organisations and individuals for their generosity in sponsoring the Commissioners Millennium Project.

Centrally placed in the paved area is a stylised compass rose.

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Can you tell us who created the item: Port Erin Commissioners Condition of the item: Good So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Stayed home Related web site: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
To record a visit to a Millennium Waymark, please:

Take a photo of the item during your visit.

Describe your visit and what you thought about the item.

Please also mention what you personally did to mark the new Millennium. Was it a night to remember?

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Date Logged Log   06/11/2019 Alancache visited it