Cheser Street Car Park - Douglas, Isle of Man - Grand Opening on Waymarking.com

A tablet to commemorate the opening of Chester Street Car Park in Douglas.

The Car Park was open by the Island's then Lieutenant-Governor, Sir John Warburton Paul and his wife on 15 June 1978.

The insciption on the tablet, which is in Archibald Knox style text, which reads as follows:
'Chester Street
Car Park
Opened by his Excellency
the Lieutenant Governor
Sir John Warburton Paul,
GCMG. OGE, MC.
and Lady Paul
15th June 1978'

The text is surrounded by Knox-style designs.

The Car Park is close to the main shopping area of Douglas and is located between Finch Road and Market Street. The Car Park has multiple stories or levels and has entrances and exist for vehicles and pedestrians on both Finch Road and Market Street. The ground floor of the structure was until early 2018 occupied by a Supermarket; at the time of posting this space is still unlet.

The Car Park was original operated by the Isle of Man Government but was transferred to Douglas Borough Council a few years ago.

There have been recent calls (April 2018) for the Car Park to be demolished. See the article at the following link:
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From the Bodleian Library webiste:
"Sir John Warburton was born in 1916 and educated at Weymouth College, Dorset and Selwyn College, Cambridge. He was commissioned in to the Royal Tank Regiment (Supplement Reserve of Officers) in 1937 and received a regular commission in the same regiment in 1938. In 1940 Paul was part of the British Expeditionary Force and he served as Aide-de-Camp and Private Secretary to the Governor of Sierra Leone in 1945 (seconded) before being called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1947.

In 1947 Paul the Colonial Adminisrative Service in Sierra Leone where he served as District Commissioner (1952); Permanent Secretary (1956); Provincial Commissioner (1959) and Secretary to the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Gambia (1962-1965); Governor General of the Gambia (1956-1966); Governor and Commander-in-Chief of British Honduras (1966-1972); Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahamas (1972-1973); Governor General of the Bahamas (July-October 1973), and Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Man (1974-1980).'
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What was opened/inaugurated?: Chester Street Car Park in Douglas Who was that opened/inaugurated it?: Sir John Warburton Paul and Lady Paul Date of the opening/inauguration?: 15th June 1978 Website about the location: [Web Link] Website about the person: [Web Link]

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