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St. Catherine Parish Church, Spanish Town
Frontal view of the Spanish Town Cathedral, St. Catherine.
St. James Parish Church
Built between 1775 and 1782, the church was dedicated to St. James, the Great-Patron Saint of Spain. The 1957 earthquake caused extensive damage to this structure, which brought the need for a complete restoration of the building. One of the numerous…
St. Peter's Church, Alley
View of St. Peter's Anglican Church, commonly known as the Alley Church, situated in Alley, Clarendon. This Anglican Church was founded between 1671 and 1675, as the parish church of Vere. It is lauded as being one of the oldest churches in the…
Hanover Parish Church, Lucea, Hanover
A view of the Hanover Parish Church. The Church was built in the year 1725 - two years after the parish of Hanover came in to being in the year 1723. Jamaica Archives' records reveal that the Church had its first baptism in 1725, first burial in…
Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Church
Partial view of the front of the historic Kingston Parish Church.
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Carrying baskets to market
Two men are on their way to the market to sell straw baskets. The baskets of varying sizes are heaped together and affixed to the ends of bamboos, to…