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Harbour View was built in 1960, two years before the country's Independence in 1962. The community was the first in Jamaica to have a community paper and its residents claim that the community was the first to host street dances. [1] Harbour View is located in East Kingston and can be described as one of the best communities to live and raise ...
Austhorpe Hall is a house built in 1694 at Austhorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a grade II* listed building. [1] The house is of red brick with contrasting stone quoins, seven bays and three storeys, with a triangular pediment over the Baroque doorway. Pevsner describes it as "A remarkably early case of acceptance of the classical ...
On Sir Simon's death the property would pass to his sister Anna Susannah (1781–1853), and her planter husband George Watson-Taylor (1770–1841), the fourth son of George Watson of Saul's River, Jamaica. [3] George later became the Liberal MP, for Devizes, England, and campaigner for the retention of slavery.
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes , a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island.
Jamaica: City: Kingston: Havendale is a suburban *Uptown *, neighborhood located in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] References This page was last edited on 27 December ...
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Cross Roads Police Station. [4]Cross Roads Bus Station - a major transport hub for buses and taxis. [4]Cross Roads Post Office. [4]Cross Roads Market. [4]Carib 5 - a five-screen multiplex cinema since 1997 but originally a 1,750-seat facility designed by John Pike and opening in 1938.
When Kingston became the capital of Jamaica in 1872, a new official residence (called King's House) was constructed at the former home of the Anglican lord bishop of the Diocese of Jamaica. This house was destroyed by an earthquake in 1907. Soon after, Sir Charles Nicholson, a British architect, supervised the rebuilding and restoration of King ...