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Dining room. The building reflects the owner's interest in French architecture in the triple-arched entrance, enclosed upper balcony, and "sweeping front staircase". [4] The house combines Barbadian coral stone craftsmanship, Demerara windows, [citation needed] and Brazilian wood panelling. [1]
The Georgian influence can be seen through the grand scale of the plantain houses, as well as the style heavily dictated by symmetry. The plantation houses were often constructed using the coral that lined the shore of Barbados. [1] The coral blocks were plastered over in order to preserve the structural integrity of the foundations.
A relatively modern plantation built in 1913 by Rene Mourraille and currently houses a private school. It is a designated property of the Barbados National Trust. Babbs St. Lucy 81 By 1913 the owner was Pedder Barrows St. Lucy 85 By 1913 the owner was Bovell Bourbon St. Lucy 191 By 1913 the owner was Skeete Bright Hall St. Lucy 177
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Barbados. Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles , in the Americas . It is 34 kilometres (21 miles) in length and up to 23 km (14 mi) in width, covering an area of 432 km 2 (167 sq mi).
The west wing of the Parliament of Barbados (1872) is constructed of local coral rag.. Coral rag is a rubbly limestone composed of ancient coral reef material. The term also refers to the building blocks quarried from these strata, which are an important local building material in areas such as the coast of East Africa and the southeastern United States littoral (e.g. Florida, Bermuda).
The Industrial Heritage of Barbados: The Story of Sugar and Rum Christ Church Parish , Saint Andrew Parish , Saint John Parish , Saint Lucy Parish , Saint Peter Parish 13°16′06″N 59°34′30″W / 13.268333°N 59.575°W / 13.268333; -59.575 ( The Industrial Heritage of Barbados: The Story of Sugar
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With St. Andrew: – Starting from the meeting point of the parishes of St. Peter, St. James and St. Andrew; then in a southerly direction along the line joining this point to the centre of the old millwall at Springhead Plantation; then in a straight line to a monument (B.5) at the acute bend in the public road at Gregg Farm: then in a southerly direction along this road to where it crosses ...