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Red Stripe Strong Lager, canned and packaged for UK market

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"Red Stripe Strong Lager, canned and packaged for the UK market by Charles Wells Brewery of Bedford. England is loaded from the conveyor belt for removal into the warehouse."

Building beside the Jamaica School of Art and Craft at the corner of Duke and North Streets

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"This building is just beside the Jamaica School of Art and Crafts. It is at the corner of Duke and North Streets. Students of the Jamaica School of Arts and Crafts, Trevor Burrowes and Winston Patrick, organised a work-day in which much of the…

Blenheim, Hanover

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A Jamaica National Trust Commission "National Monument" sign, placed on Sir Alexander Bustamante's birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover.

Roxborough, Manchester

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"The house in which Norman Manley was born in Roxborough, Manchester in 1893. Today, only the foundation remains, as the house has been recently destroyed by fire."

18th century quadrant wharf on the main road in Discovery Bay

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"This 18th century quadrant wharf on the main road in Discovery Bay, has been preserved and maintained by Kaiser Bauxite as an historical landmark. A plaque at the entrance reads: "In 1977 a fort was equipped with cannons as a defence against…

Trafalgar House was destroyed by the earthquake of 1907

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"A copy of a photograph taken sometime in the 1890s before Trafalgar House was destroyed by the earthquake of 1907."

Ruins of Colbeck Castle

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"The impressive ruins of Colbeck Castle, two miles from Old Harbour, stands as one of the most elaborate memorials of Jamaica's past. This castle, with dungeons, slave quarters and the bedroom, large halls and ballrooms, typical of wealthy plantation…

Neville Miller pointing to a water hole located at Fair Prospect

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"This is a relic from the past. It harks back to the days of slavery. A water hole, it is located at Fair Prospect and was reportedly used to dip slaves to get rid of lice and ticks. It is said that slaves from all over the parish were washed at this…

Historic building in Spanish Town square

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"Work on the restoration of historic buildings in the Spanish Town Square is scheduled to begin August 4, and the MP for the area and Parliamentary Secretary int he Ministry of Labour, Granville Williams [centre] toured the Square recently to examine…