Doorway - Christ Church, The Dhoon - Glen Mona, Isle of Man - Doorways of the World on Waymarking.com

The main doorway of this charming Romanesque style Church has two doors made of wide vertical wooden planks. Each door has two decoratvive iron-hinged which have been painted black as has the plate behind the handle on the right-hand door together with the original keyhole on the same door.

This Church is one of three churches in the Parish of Maughold the others being The Church of St. Pauls in Ramsey and Kirk Maughold.

It was built as a chapel-of-ease to Maughold but is now in shared Anglican and Methodist use.

The foundation stone of Christ Church was laid in June 1854 and the Church was consecrated in December 1855. The Church was built by Callow and Looney to a design by Ewan Christian of London, it cost £730. Architecturally is a reworking Christians style if Romanesque and so the windows and door openings are round headed not pointed. The interior is still largely unchanged from the original. The funds were largely provided by Mrs Saltmarche and her daughters (Mr Saltmarshe had been the largest contributor to St. Thomas's Church Douglas.

The original 'Dhoon Church' was built around 1836 at the Dhoon Bridge which is about a mile to the south - and the name was transferred to the new church at Glen Mona (which has caused confusion ever since).

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source: Churches of Man by Jonathan Kewley (ISBN 978-1-899602-82-7)

Type of material of the door: Wood Functional door?: Yes Location of this door/way: Other Is it accessable only by paid admission": No Style: Romanesque Address or physical location: Christ Church The Dhoon Glen Mona Isle of Man

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