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Chattel house in Barbados with additions. Chattel house is a Barbadian term for a small moveable wooden house that working class people would occupy. The term goes back to the plantation days when the home owners would buy houses designed to move from one property to another. The word "chattel" means movable property so the name was appropriate ...
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.
Lists of buildings and structures in Barbados (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Barbados" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Drax Hall, Barbados Drax Hall Estate is a sugarcane plantation situated in Saint George , Barbados , in the Caribbean . Drax Hall still stands on the site where sugarcane was first cultivated on Barbados and is one of the island 's three remaining Jacobean houses .
St. Ann's Garrison, or more commonly known as "The Garrison", is a small district located in the country of Barbados.This Garrison Historic Area is situated about 3.2 km (2 mi) south of Heroes Square in the capital-city Bridgetown, and just west of the village of Hastings in the neighbouring parish of Christ Church.
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In 2009 [11] and 2010, members of the upscale real estate industry in Barbados proposed the creation of artificial islands to be placed off the west coast. According to Paul Altman of Altman Realty the envisioned plan, would consist of two islands, one measuring 250 acres (1.0 km 2) in size, and would house new tourism based developments and upscale boutique shops; while the second island ...
St. John's Parish Church is an historic church building in Barbados. [1] It is the first church of St. John that is presumed to have been a simple wooden building, but its date is unknown. The parish along with St. George , was carved out of St. Michael in 1640–1641.