Anglican Church at Bath

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Title

Anglican Church at Bath

Description

"The Anglican Church at Bath, reputed to be the first place of worship in the Incorporated City. There are no records of its early history. During the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion when one of its rectors was slain the documents were reportedly placed in a bottle and buried in a vault behind the church. Built by the English, only those in the upper class were allowed to worship there."

Subject

Historic buildings; Anglican church buildings; Bath (St. Thomas, Jamaica)

Creator

Daily News

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Churches, Ja.

Identifier

D0005231

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Daily News, “Anglican Church at Bath,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed November 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/4364.