P M C Kermode - Ramsey, Isle of Man
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Mike_bjm
N 54° 19.336 W 004° 23.074
30U E 409947 N 6020262
Two plaques on 74 Parliament Street, Ramsey, record this as the site of the house where Philip Moore Callow Kermode was born.
Waymark Code: WMZR3B
Location: Isle of Man
Date Posted: 12/26/2018
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Two plaques on Parliament Street, Ramsey, record this as the site of the house where Philip Kermode was born on 21 March 1855. Philip Moore Callow Kermode went on to become a noted antiquarian and historian.
Auckland Terrace where Philip Kermode was born, today runs parallel with Parliament Street. The Terrace is set back from the main street and lies a little north. The fine Georgian Terrace to the west illustrates the alignment of Auckland Terrace. The modern building fills the block from Auckland lane to Parliament Street. It seems that the young Philip Kermode also lived on Tower Street a short distance from Auckland Terracce mentioned as reported on the iMuseum website.
In 1922 Philip Kermode became the first director of the newly established Manx Museum.
The inscriptions on the two plaques are as follows:
On the upper plaque:
"The Plaque below was saved from
the house that stood on this site."
On the lower plaque:
"Philip Moore Callow Kermonde
Master of Arts - Manx Patriot
Scholar + Antiquarian + Author
Founded Isle of Man Nat. Hist.
and Antiquarian Society 1879
First Director Manx Museum 1922
Born in this House 24 March 1855"
"Epithet: Naturalist and pioneer of Manx archaeology (1855-1932)
Record type: Biographies
Biography: Parents Rev. William Kermode and Jane Bishop. In 1878 he was admitted to the Manx Bar and he was Curator of the Manx Museum 1922-1932.
Also founder member of the Manx Society 1858 and of Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society in 1879, becoming its president in 1884."
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