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UWI grounds after hurricane Gilbert

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Downed trees and damage to the roof of a building at the University of the West Indies campus, after the passing of Hurricane Gilbert.

The Mico Training College

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Mico Training College (now Mico University College) after sustaining significant damage from the earthquake on January 14th, 1907.

King Street from Parish Church, south

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A look at King Street, from the Parish Church in Kingston, after damage by earthquake and fire on January 14, 1907.

Earthquake shattered store room at the University College of the West Indies

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Complete destruction of a store-room at the University of the West Indies by the 1907 earthquake.

Colbeck Castle, St. Catherine

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Probably constructed between the late 17th and mid 18th centuries, this building may never have been completed or occupied. The earliest known record of this mysterious building dates from 1896.

Llanrumney ruins

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Ruins on Llanrumney, a property in St. Mary that was once owned by Henry Morgan and family.