Richard William Green - Ramsey Hairpin - Parish of Maughold, Isle of Man
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This Memorial Plaque can be found on the inside of the Ramsey Hairpin on the Snaefell Mountain Road (A18) on the outskirts of Ramsey.
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Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 03/18/2018
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This Memorial Plaque can be found on the inside of the Ramsey Hairpin on the Snaefell Mountain Road (A18) on the outskirts of Ramsey.
The memorial tablet which is on small wooden marker has the following text.
'In loving memory
Of
Richard William Green
12 Aug 1955 - 12 Jan 2016
Someone like you
loved forever
R.I.P'
The A18 connects the towns of Douglas and Ramsey the two largest towns on the Island. The road was developed during the mid-nineteenth century from a number of pre-existing roads, cart tracks and bridle paths.
The A18 is part of the road-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix races.
The 'Ramsey Hairpin' is one of the two hairpin bends on the TT course and is the first taken by the racers. The bend is at the top of May Hill the climb out of Ramsey from Parliament Square and marks the start of the steep climb up the Mountain (Snaefell). The highest point on the course is 422 metres (asl)(1,385 feet). Parliament is only just a few metres above sea level.
A video of the racers rounding the Ramsey Hairpin in the 2017 Senior TT Race can be seen at the link below:
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source: A Gazetteer of the Isle of Man by Leslie Quilliam RBV (ISBN: 0-951439-1-2)