Old Court House, Spanish Town

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Title

Old Court House, Spanish Town

Description

Ruins of the Georgian building that once housed the Court House in the Spanish Town Square. Before the Court House was built in 1819, the site was originally a cemetery, then later a chapel and then an arsenal. The building was destroyed by fire in 1986.

Subject

Courthouses - St. Catherine; Buildings; Ruins; Spanish Town (St. Catherine, Jamaica); St. Catherine (Jamaica)

Creator

Radcliffe Morgan (National Library of Jamaica)

Date

12-Aug-14

Source

NLJ Born-Digital Collection

Identifier

D0004433

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Radcliffe Morgan (National Library of Jamaica), “Old Court House, Spanish Town,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/3050.