DATE: TO BE ANNOUNCED Matthew Blain, son of Douglas Blain, spent his childhood holidays in Runaway Bay on the relaxed north coast of Jamaica. Alongside a life-long passion for the country he developed a keen interest in its most famous… Continue Reading
The FGSJ is delighted that our friend, Ke Vaughn Harding, designer and architecture conservator, was able to give us a talk about the explorations at Good Hope, Trelawny, that led to the construction of a slave dwelling house there. Through the archaeological findings, Ke Vaughn… Continue Reading
The FGSJ is delighted to offer the chance to hear Richard Atkinson talk with its chair, Peregrine Bryant about his highly acclaimed book, Mr Atkinson’s Rum Contract. There will be a chance, through the event moderator, to ask Richard questions. To book, see… Continue Reading
A symposium exploring the development of a brickworks in Jamaica and associated matters was organised by the FGSJ. The symposium took place on 9th March during the FGSJ’s visit to Jamaica. [For information about assistance given to other buildings see… Continue Reading
A talk by Professor Daniel Livesay on Wednesday 31 July 2019 at The Gallery, Alan Baxter Ltd , 75 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL In the last year, a great deal of attention has fallen on the Windrush generation, and… Continue Reading
A talk by Andrew Byrne on Wednesday 29 May at The Gallery, Alan Baxter Ltd , 75 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL Except for Churches, the sugar refineries of Georgian London were the tallest buildings in the capital. With the… Continue Reading
After visits to the Bodleian Library in Oxford and The National Archives at Kew, we are fortunate to have been offered a visit on Monday May 13th to the British Library, to view some of its fabulous collection of maps… Continue Reading
A Talk by Dr Brent Fortenberryat the Georgian Group6 Fitzroy Square London W1T 5DX(Nearest tube station Warren Street)6pm for 6.30pm Thursday 21st March 2019 (wine and nibbles provided) Dr. Brent Fortenberry specializes in the vernacular architecture of the British Atlantic world and… Continue Reading
Duncan Sutherland will talk about the chapel on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies, with a particular focus on the meaning of the symbols which decorate the ceiling. One of the architectural gems of the University of… Continue Reading
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica will take place on Thursday 14 February 2019 at 6:30pm at The Jamaican High Commission, 1-2 Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BZ. This part of the event is free and… Continue Reading
The Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica is a charity registered in the UK, no. 1074915.
It is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, no. 3447992
