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Llandovery Falls, St. Ann

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The double hipped shingled roof is characteristic of Jamaican Georgian architecture.

Meylersfield, Jamaica

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Print depicting Meylersfield Estate in Westmoreland, showing the sugar works. Smoke goes up from a chimney. Women walk on a dirt road on the estate.

Building blocks

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"YOUNG MINDS at work and play, building a bright new future. When last did you build something with bricks or blocks?"

Trafalgar House was destroyed by the earthquake of 1907

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"A copy of a photograph taken sometime in the 1890s before Trafalgar House was destroyed by the earthquake of 1907."

The Golden Fiver

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"The Isle of Man's round five pound coin - the world's first decimal five pound coin - which is to be introduced for general circulation by the Manx Treasury."

Basil Butcher

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"28-year old Basil Butcher from British Guiana, is making his first cricket tour of Britain with the West Indies touring team, but already his free-scoring and rapid run-hitting against India and Pakistan, have gained him a reputation in the eyes of…

West Indian carnival in London

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"A West Indian Carnival in London: A scene during the 10th annual Notting Hill Festival in London. More than 250,000 people gathered in brilliant sunshine to enjoy the excitement of the calypso rhythms and to see the traditional masquerade costumes."…

The Bristol submerged cylinder used to extract power from the sea

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"This model cylinder in a test tank at the University of Bristol in south west England is the latest device being developed by British engineers to extract power from the sea. Called the Bristol Submerged Cylinder, its design is based on the results…