The Quaterdeck Compass Rose - Port Erin, Isle of Man - Compass Roses on Waymarking.com

The paved area on the sea front in the Village of Port Erin features a centrally placed Compass Rose.

The Quarterdeck is a walled area on Shore Road in Port Erin.

The walled area was originally constructed to commemorate the Festival of Britain in June 1951.

Atop the wall following the redisign are a series of stone tablets which respesent historical moments from Port Erin's history including a tablet inscribed with following text:
Port Erin Commissioners
Millennium 2000.

Below this tablet are to tablets which commemorate the Festival of Britain in 1951 and the the Second Millennium in 2001.

The 2002 tablet bears the following inscription:
THE COMMISSIONERS OF PORT ERIN
THIS STONE IS TO MARK THE
REDESIGN OF THE QUATERDECK
TO COMMEMORATE THE SECOND
MILLENNIUM
2001

the 1952 tablet bears the following inscription:
UNVIELED BY S. GORRY ESQ.
ON BEHALF OF PORT ERIN COMMISSIONERS
TO COMMEMORATE THE
FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN
JUNE 1951

There is a third tablet a little distant from the other two where the Commissioners gratefully acknowledge the companies, organisations and individuals for their generosity in sponsoring the Commissioners Millennium Project.

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