 It was built on land owned by Douglas and he paid for the cost of the chancel and the lych gate.In 1899 the Diamond Jubilee Memorial Clock, constructed in open wrought iron, was erected on the Eastgate in Chester to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.In 1898–1901 Chester's public baths were built; this was an unusual work for Douglas as it involved specialist engineering work.