Cooil Ny Marrey - Ramsey, Isle of Man
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A tablet to commemorate the opening of Cooil Ny Marrey in Ramsey.
Waymark Code: WMZ8JP
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 09/29/2018
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A tablet to commemorate the opening of Cooil Ny Marrey, Elderly Persons Housing Complex in Ramsey.
The complex was opened by the then Chairman of the Ramsey and Northern Districts Housing Association.
The inscription on the the tablet reads as follows:
'RAMSEY AND NORTHERN DISTRICTS
HOUSING COMMITTEE
"COOIL NY MARREY"
(ELDERLY PERSONS HOUSING COMPLEX)
THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED AND
THE PREMISES OFFICIALLY OPENED BY
W. J. COWIN, ESQ., J.P.
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE
ON 25TH NOVEMBER 1981
ARCHETECT: CONTRACTORS:
MR R BRUCE A.R.I.B.A., A.R.I.C.S MESSRS. H & L LIMITED'
The Complex offers sheltered housing for the elderley of Ramsey and other Parishes in the North of the Island.
The Complex is to be redeveloped once the new Mayfield Complex in Queen's Pier Road is opened. Construction of the Mayfield Complex was due to start in 2018. In September 2018 a former resident report that most of the units in the complex were unoccupied. He added that he had found the units to be very small and cramped, although had nothing but praise for the staff who were vey attentive to the needs of the residents and always friendly and thoughful.
Mr Cowin was a member of the Ramsey Town Commissioners ("RTC") in 1981 at the time the Complex was opened. The RTC and the Commissioners for other parishes in the north of the Island combined in the provision of social housing.
There two other sheltered housing complexes in Ramsey- Kerroo Glass and Cooyt Balleigh - these complexes are also administered by the Ramsey and Northern Districts Housing Committee.
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