Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man ...

Douglas. 37Windscrr Road, already mentioned, vrhicli descends the hillto the seaside and St. Thomas's Church, and between thiaroad and Derby Road, an almost pararwl thoroughfare, areDerby Square and many roads where pleasant apartmentsare at the disposal of visitors. Derby Road runs, at its lowerend, into the Broadway, which leads direct to the Esplanade,at a point opposite the Iron Pier.So much for a brief glance at the newer part of Douglas,which will probably be sufficient as a general guide to thevisitor, who will soon make a more intimate acquaintancewith the aspect of the place. Let us now make a start fromthe foot of Bucks Road, and turning round by the RomanCatholic Chapel, proceed up Hill Street, when we shall findourselves in Upper Church Street, at the entrance to thechurchyard ofSt. George's Church,the second oldest church in Douglas. The exterior is veryplain, with a square tower ;the interior is handsomely andcommodiously fitted, and there is accommodation for 1,000persons. A fine stained window was the gift of Mr. HenryBloom Noble. The church was completed in 1780. ProfessorEdward Forbes, the eminent naturalist, a native ofDouglas, who died at Edinburgh in 1854, is commemoratedby a bust in the church. The service is choral, with a surplicedchoir ;but the congregation effectively join in the singing,and here, as in other churches on the island, the visitor canscarcely fail to be impressed by the fine sonorous voices ofthe deep-chested Mans folks, guided by correct ears anddevotional feeling. The addition to the Litany thanksgivingfor " the kindly fi-uits of the earth," of the words, " and theblessings of the sea," reminds the casual worshipper that heis in the land of fishermen.In the spacious churchyard, in which are some fine trees,are many interesting memorials, marking the resting places ofmembers of families the names of which we meet with sofrequently in the town. One of the latest records is that ofthe interment of a foreigner, Pierre Henri Josef Baume, whodied in 1875. He had lived for many years apparently inthe most abject poverty, and after his death all the clotheshe had possessed were sold for thirteenpence ; but it wasfound that he had left property of the value of more than£50,000 to be devoted to benevolent objects connected withthe island.Loicer Church Street leads into Athol Street, -vrhich we havQ