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What was once a house
"What was once a house..."
2B Essex Avenue, Kingston 8
"Washed-out remains of Edward Bailey's backyard at 2B Essex Avenue, Kingston 8."
Bamboo River District, Morant Bay
"Dog alone: Where have all the people gone? This little dog seems to say as he surveys abandoned dwellings in Bamboo River District in Morant Bay yesterday. Occupants of over 200 houses had to be evacuated as their homes were flooded by heavy rain."
Flood victims
"Flooded out: Residents of this section of Majesty Pen caught moving articles of furniture from their homes yesterday."
Flood victims
"A family in Providence Pen Lane looking at the damage done to furniture after the culvert in the Lane overflowed and three feet high water raged through the houses."
Flood victims
"A Wharf Street resident of St. Ann's Bay bales water from his house."
Flood victims
"Right: Eighty year old Helen Grant tells of her plight on Thursday night. Thick mud has covered the floor of her house in the background."
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Ruins of the Stokes Hall Great House

Remains of the Stokes Hall Great House, built by Luke Stokes and destroyed by earthquake in 1907.