Entrance to Castleton Gardens
Title
Entrance to Castleton Gardens
Description
A view of one of the two main entrances to the Castleton Botanical Gardens, one of the oldest public garden in the western hemisphere. Built on land that was once a sugar plantation belonging to Colonel Castle, it became a botanical garden in 1862 to replace the garden at Bath, St. Thomas that was susceptible to frequent flooding.
Subject
Castleton (St. Mary, Jamaica); St. Mary (Jamaica); Gardens
Creator
Radcliffe Morgan (National Library of Jamaica)
Date
25-Jun-14
Source
NLJ Born-Digital Collection
Identifier
D0004484
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
Collection
Citation
Radcliffe Morgan (National Library of Jamaica), “Entrance to Castleton Gardens,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/3241.