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Manchester - Cedar Grove

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"Telling her story: seventy-year-old Evelyn Williams telling the Daily News yesterday how she reared Clinton Townsend from he was almost a little tot before he lost his life by drowning at Cedar Grove, Manchester Monday. Ms. Williams is flanked by…

Manchester - Clarendon border

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"Clearing the way: Joslyn Cole (left) and Benjamin Parker clearing the road of debris is at Whitney Turn near the Clarendon-Manchester border Tuesday. Mr. Parker told the Daily News that he lost five goats in the heavy rains."

Manchester - Ward Avenue

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"Oh what a waste! The protracted drought which has been gripping the island makes any rain, natural or seeded, a blessed event and a precious default on Mandeville's Ward Avenue makes rain a continually wasted and obviously unwanted blessing. Heavy…

Manchester Parish Library

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Two-storey building housing the Manchester Parish LIbrary, located along Main Street in capital city Mandeville.

Manchester Parish Library

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The original site of the Manchester Parish Library one of the first to be included in the island's free library service.

Marlborough Great House

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A view of the 18th century Georgian dwelling - Marlborough Great House - displaying the portico.

Marlborough Great House, Manchester

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The symmetrical facade and the classical portico with its pediment supported by tall columns make this 18th century building a particularly fine example of Georgian architecture.