Soldier "The Manxman" - Harris Promenade - Douglas, Isle of Man
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Mike_bjm
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A sculpture of a soldier in full kit atop the Douglas War Memorial on Harris Promenade.
Waymark Code: WMZPQZ
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 12/16/2018
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A sculpture of a soldier in full kit atop the Douglas War Memorial on Harris Promenade.
The sculpture weighs three tons and is ten feet tall. The sculpture is entitled ‘The Manxman’ and was designed by Ewart Crellin and carved by Harry Hems & Co.
"Douglas erected its memorial on the promenade in May 1924. This was a 40-foot column of Manx granite surmounted by a three-ton ten-foot sculpture of a soldier, entitled ‘The Manxman’, designed by Ewart Crellin and carved by Harry Hems & Co." (
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