All Saints Church, Douglas (April 2016)
All Saints Church, Douglas, days before its closure in 2017 after over 110 years of service.
All Saints was first build in July 1898 and it came to be known as the “Tin Tab” due to its corrugated iron exterior. This led it its being re-built entirely, in a modern style reflecting its consecration on 20th April 1967.
However, due to serious structural problems sustained over the intervening 50 years, the costs for the repairs required to return the building to a safe state were unmanageable for the diocese.
The church closed on 1 May 2017. These photographs were taken days before, on 27 April 2017.
These pictures were taken as a part of Culture Vannin’s ongoing project to record the changing face of the Isle of Man and Manx culture. More can be found here: culturevannin.im/people_places.html
Culture Vannin exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man.
All Saints Church, Douglas (April 2016)
All Saints Church, Douglas, days before its closure in 2017 after over 110 years of service.
All Saints was first build in July 1898 and it came to be known as the “Tin Tab” due to its corrugated iron exterior. This led it its being re-built entirely, in a modern style reflecting its consecration on 20th April 1967.
However, due to serious structural problems sustained over the intervening 50 years, the costs for the repairs required to return the building to a safe state were unmanageable for the diocese.
The church closed on 1 May 2017. These photographs were taken days before, on 27 April 2017.
These pictures were taken as a part of Culture Vannin’s ongoing project to record the changing face of the Isle of Man and Manx culture. More can be found here: culturevannin.im/people_places.html
Culture Vannin exists to promote and support all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man.