. Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man : towns, mountains, glens, waterfalls, legends, romantic associations, and history : how to reach the island, routes, distances, railways, steamboats, fares, hotel and other accommodation. l Arms, on the Quay; the Old Swan, on the Shore, & really first-class boarding-houses—the Alma, on thePromenade, and Mona Villa, Ballure IMount—are to be foundon the sea front; and private lodgings are plentiful. Anyone who prefers the seclusion of the latter can obtainreliable information at the hotels and post-ofiice, or fi-om theprinc
. Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man : towns, mountains, glens, waterfalls, legends, romantic associations, and history : how to reach the island, routes, distances, railways, steamboats, fares, hotel and other accommodation. l Arms, on the Quay; the Old Swan, on the Shore, & really first-class boarding-houses—the Alma, on thePromenade, and Mona Villa, Ballure IMount—are to be foundon the sea front; and private lodgings are plentiful. Anyone who prefers the seclusion of the latter can obtainreliable information at the hotels and post-ofiice, or fi-om theprincipal tradesmen, all of whom are most willing to promotethe comfort of visitors in every way. The Town of Ramsey. 147 The settled upon ones liead-qnarters, a stroll on tlioshore will advantageously occupy the interval between thevisitors arrival and his dinner ; he will be rewarded, as wehave already stated, by a view of one of the most extensiveand naturally beautiful bays on the coast. It forms a com-plete semicircle, with a diameter, from the Point of Ayre inthe north to Maughold Head in the south, of about ninemiles. The land at Maughold Head stands out bold, rocky,and precipitous, whilst towards the Point of Ayre it is undu-. THE PROMENADE. lating and slightly hilly. The soil towards this point is of areddish hue ; at sunrise it has a very peculiar appearance. An excellent Promenade was constructed in 1875 at acost of about £5,000; it extends from the shore end of theNew or South Pier to Maughold Street, near the junctionof Waterloo Road, affording a splendid walk, more thanthree-quarters of a mile in length. The sea wall of thePromenade is fifteen feet high from the foundation and fivefeet thick ; it is composed of stone and cement. A concretedfootpath, twelve feet wide, has been constructed along tin. 148 Guide to the Isle of Man. outer surface of the work, and has proved a great boon topedestrians, as it is level and (even in the worst weather) t
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