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I quite enjoyed my trip to St Bride's. Unfortunately, you can only access the inside of the church by prior arrangement, but I took a nice walk through the grounds. Most of the graves are centuries old but I remember seeing a few from the late 1800s and early 1900s. I'm from the area but I didn't recognise any of the names. The graveyard has not been maintained that well over the years but it doesn't seem that any graves have been destroyed. The church itself has been reasonably well kept but is partially in ruins. The clock tower is rather impressive and is a later addition but blends in well with the rest of the building. As I mentioned above, the clock still works (but on my last visit, I noted that it wasn't telling the right time - about 20 minutes ahead).

I'm hopeful I'll get to go inside the church this summer, but visiting the grounds forms a decent part of a day out in Douglas. I recommend visiting in the summer at the weekend because the Douglas Heritage Museum, which is right next to the church, will be open and they will be able to tell you all about the history of the church.]]> http://www.trivago.co.uk/douglas-501068/church--cathedral--monastery/old-st-bride-s-church-2147652/picture-i8902478 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:20:00 +0100 ]]> http://www.trivago.co.uk/douglas-501068/church--cathedral--monastery/old-st-bride-s-church-2147652/picture-i8902474 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:20:00 +0100 ]]> http://www.trivago.co.uk/douglas-501068/church--cathedral--monastery/old-st-bride-s-church-2147652/picture-i8902468 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:20:00 +0100 ]]> http://www.trivago.co.uk/douglas-501068/church--cathedral--monastery/old-st-bride-s-church-2147652/picture-i8902460 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:18:00 +0100 ]]> http://www.trivago.co.uk/douglas-501068/church--cathedral--monastery/old-st-bride-s-church-2147652/picture-i8902454 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:18:00 +0100 ]]> http://www.trivago.co.uk/douglas-501068/church--cathedral--monastery/old-st-bride-s-church-2147652/picture-i8902448 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:18:00 +0100 ]]> http://www.trivago.co.uk/douglas-501068/church--cathedral--monastery/old-st-bride-s-church-2147652/picture-i8902446 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:18:00 +0100 ]]>