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Barbados Mutual Life: Butterfield Bank/ Goddards Enterprises Lower Broad St. In-use Commercial (B) Town Hall Building: Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. Cheapside Main Rd. In-use Commercial (B) Saint Mary's (Anglican) Church: Saint Mary's (Anglican) Church Cheapside Main Rd. In-use Church Carlisle Bond: Carlisle Bond Hincks St. In-use Commercial (A)
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.
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.
In 1780, Saint Ann's Fort became the headquarters for British troops stationed in Barbados. Troops were stationed there from 1780 until 1905. In 1933, the fort's former British Military Prison became the headquarters of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society. [10] [11] [3] In 1979, the Barbados Defence Force was established. [12]
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.
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.
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 ...