Shore front, Douglas, Isle of Man, c.1860-69 (b/w photo)

On the back of this photograph John James Frowde writes, "The shore front (early 18-sixties) from (about) Derby Terrace - Esplanade in the picture. Enlarged froman early stereo view by Gregson of Strand Street, I think. Harris Prom opened in 1868. No sign of it in the photo. Wallace's Baths where 1st lifeboat house was on the Harris Prom later." Additional notes: '"Where they could sniff the sea all day long". (Messrs Cox & Piper - WWJacob -"Twin Spirits" or "Choice Spirits".) Plate Collection." : "Note the broken building debris. Shore wall (R) was only 2ft 6 in above the Crescent Road surface. And in my boyhood, the shingle came nearly to the top of the steps. I can remember that there were steps but only one or two onto the shingle, which in this photo has a 'rocky' and uncomfortable look for sitting on. It would seem that most of the stones on the N shore were a legacy from the builders of the 'Georgian' Terraces on the Crescent."