The Douglas Bay Hotel

I found this postcard online, which is of a place on the Isle of Man called 'The Douglas Bay Hotel'. Its a very haunting image for me as I stayed in this hotel on number of occasions with family as a child, but the Hotel itself is no longer there... It was devastated by a fire in 1988 and was then demolished shortly after.

From Alfie Gallogly

My brilliant Uncle Alfie has recently got in touch with me... He has come across a document signed by my great grand father Peter Gallogly and his Landlord Deputy Lieutenant Lawder of the Barony of Carrickallen, on the 15th day of December 1902 in which Peter gets a 50 year lease on a piece of land upon which he builds a house.

What a lovely thing...

Thanks Alf!

Mary Mary quite contrary...

If you didn't know me better, you would I was demonstrating my religious persuasions here...
Its a nostalgic image for me.. the quality of the print, the washed out colour etc, its all very comforting to me, but not in the way it was intended to be.

Mary Mary quite contrary, how did your belly grow? being a virgin and all that...