The aim of the WARE Collective is to build an open-air museum featuring examples of traditional forms of Jamaican buildings. The idea is similar to that of the Weald and Downland Museum in Sussex. The site is at Southfield, St Elizabeth, which is… Continue Reading
November 2014 saw the start of work to restore a small Georgian house on King Street in Falmouth. This privately owned house is one of many in the town whose owners cannot afford the cost of conservative repair, and one… Continue Reading
The FGSJ were introduced to a project set up by the Friends of the Jamaica National Railway, a group of U.K. rail enthusiasts. They are aiming to restore the Kingston Railway Station and, at least, a short length of track.… Continue Reading
In 2022, the FGSJ team visited the small brickworks which archaeologist Dr Ivor Conolley is setting up in Trelawny. To help, we obtained detailed advice from Tony Minter of the Bulmer brickworks in the U.K. (Tony came to Jamaica and… Continue Reading
The FGSJ has long been working with stakeholders on the project to restore and find a use for this historic Falmouth building. Once the Falmouth residence of John Tharp, more recently the town’s Tax Office, the building is now owned… Continue Reading
A few years ago, the late Robert Barker of the FGSJ discovered a map showing properties in the area of northern St. Mary (then St George) which had been surveyed in the early 1670s. Noticeable on the plan was a… Continue Reading
Originally established in 1967, Spanish Town High School is located on Ellis Street in the inner city area of Spanish Town, St Catherine. It stands on the old parade ground of the Military Barracks. The barracks building itself was built in 1791… Continue Reading
The original Church was destroyed by the great earthquake of 1692 in Port Royal. A second Church which was constructed shortly after, was destroyed by fire in 1703. A plaque outside the vestry records that it was rebuilt between 1725-1726.… Continue Reading
Nelson’s Quarterdeck is the ‘tourist’ name given to a gun deck beneath a small-arms firing platform that faces south from Fort Charles, originally over the sea at the foot of the walls. The enlargement of the Port Royal spit to… Continue Reading
Fort Rocky, only too easily confused with Rockfort a few miles away, was built on a slight headland, about half-way from the Windward Road to Port Royal along the Palisadoes. What survives was built in the early 20th century and… Continue Reading
The Friends of the Georgian Society of Jamaica is a charity registered in the UK, no. 1074915.
It is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, no. 3447992
