The Port Authority of Jamaica is creating a new floating pier and port facility at Port Royal to take cruise ships. Consequently, parts of Port Royal such as Fort Charles are being renovated as a visitor attraction and these works… Continue Reading
If you needed any reminder of the devastating effects of yellow fever in the past, a cursory reading of the headstone inscriptions is enough. Its boundary wall is still largely in place though dilapidated but many of the headstones are… Continue Reading
Hibbert House, also known as Headquarters House, is the home of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT). It was built in 1755 by Thomas Hibbert, a wealthy English Merchant. Its story, including its possible use to auction newly arrived enslaved people, is told… Continue Reading
The Iron Bridge of 1801 soldiers on with no ongoing inspection or maintenance, but damage of various types is accumulating and no-one on the island is keeping track of its condition. In 2000, when erosion by storm water in the… Continue Reading
One of Spanish Town’s principal historic houses, it is now a depressing sight. From being more or less intact in around 2000, and despite being leased by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), the house is now largely ruined with… Continue Reading
Originally established in 1967, Spanish Town High School is located on Ellis Street in the inner city area of Spanish Town, St Catherine. It stands on the old parade ground of the Military Barracks. The barracks building itself was built in 1791… Continue Reading
The original Church was destroyed by the great earthquake of 1692 in Port Royal. A second Church which was constructed shortly after, was destroyed by fire in 1703. A plaque outside the vestry records that it was rebuilt between 1725-1726.… Continue Reading
Nelson’s Quarterdeck is the ‘tourist’ name given to a gun deck beneath a small-arms firing platform that faces south from Fort Charles, originally over the sea at the foot of the walls. The enlargement of the Port Royal spit to… Continue Reading
Fort Rocky, only too easily confused with Rockfort a few miles away, was built on a slight headland, about half-way from the Windward Road to Port Royal along the Palisadoes. What survives was built in the early 20th century and… Continue Reading
The FGSJ team examined the remains of Fort Stewart, a small early 18th century fortified bastioned dwelling. The site and construction demonstrate the fears of the English settlers of the dangers posed by French coastal raiding parties and Windward Maroons… Continue Reading
The Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica is a charity registered in the UK, no. 1074915.
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