• Privacy & Security Policy
Jamaican Heritage Renewal
Menu Close
  • Home
    • About
    • Grants and Bursaries
    • Contact
  • News
  • Projects
    • Current Projects
    • Possible Future Projects
    • Completed Projects
  • Buildings at Risk
  • Resources
    • Members Only Newsletters
    • Members Only Videos
  • Membership
    • Login
    • Membership Account
  • Events

18th century

Fort Stewart, St Mary

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Rosie Dodd

The FGSJ team examined the remains of Fort Stewart, a small early 18th century fortified bastioned dwelling. The site and construction demonstrate the fears of the English settlers of the dangers posed by French coastal raiding parties and Windward Maroons… Continue Reading →

News, Possible Future Projects 18th century, Dr Ivor Conolley, Fort Stewart, Jamaica, Windward Maroons

Donate Now

 
Help our ongoing work right now with a secure donation via PayPal.

News

Subscribe for news and advance notice of events:

 

Useful Links

  • Jamaica National Heritage Trust

  • The Falmouth Project

  • Jamaica Colonial Heritage Society

  • Jamaican High Commission, London

  • Black Cultural Archives

  • Georgian Group

  • INTBAU

  • Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

  • Association for Studies in the Conservation of Historic Buildings

  • Prince’s Foundation for Building Community

  • A Tour of Jamaica's Great Houses, Plantations, & Pens

  • Family History Jamaica

  • Caribbean Family History Research

  • A Parcel of Ribbons - Anne Powers on genealogy

  • Sharon Tomlin on genealogy

  • Antony Maitland on genealogy

Tags

power relations Kingston Georgian Society of Jamaica enslaved Africans Spanish Town iron frame volunteers Tharp Windrush Georgian Group Port Authority the enslaved plantation Trelawny Dr Ivor Conolley West India merchant Falmouth Rum Jamaica National Heritage Trust empire St Peter's Church Fort Stewart Scotland American War of Independence slavery Fort Charles exhibition museum Jamaica timber decay British West Indies regiment colonial Caribbean Good Hope Port Royal sugar slaveholders emancipation first world war army earthquake

Log In

Lost Password?

Donate Now

Help our ongoing work right now with a secure donation via PayPal.

News

Subscribe for news and advance notice of events:

 

Tags

the enslaved West India merchant Georgian Group Georgian Society of Jamaica St Peter's Church Good Hope timber decay iron frame Kingston empire volunteers colonial Caribbean Scotland Port Royal army Rum slaveholders Fort Stewart enslaved Africans Port Authority plantation Tharp American War of Independence Spanish Town first world war Dr Ivor Conolley power relations Fort Charles museum slavery Jamaica earthquake Trelawny British West Indies regiment Falmouth Jamaica National Heritage Trust exhibition sugar Windrush emancipation

Restoring

Properly restored and maintained, historic buildings can serve their local communities in different ways: practically, they house post offices, courthouses and churches, as well as private dwellings; economically, they form the basis of heritage tourism which can help struggling towns survive. They also reinforce a community’s pride in its local and national heritage.

The conservation and preservation of Jamaica’s historic records and material culture – its furniture, paintings and other objects from the past – are essential in helping people to understand Jamaica’s fascinating history.

Saving

Many historic buildings disappear every year as a result of extreme weather and unchecked degradation. While there is recognition at government level and from heritage and conservation organisations of the need to preserve and restore Jamaica’s historic buildings, funding is frequently a problem. It is therefore all the more important that we contribute what we can to restoration, both to help preserve historic buildings and to support the organisations on the island which are struggling to carry out this important work.

Historic documents are liable to deteriorate in Jamaica’s extreme climate. Concerns over daily environmental challenges as well as dramatic events such as storms and earthquakes should focus attention on efforts to record and digitise historic materials.

TRAINING

Training young people in the required restoration skills can also provide a route to employment in specialist conservation and preservation work.

Jamaican Heritage Renewal is a charity registered in the UK, no. 1074915.

It is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, no. 3447992

© 2025 Jamaican Heritage Renewal. All rights reserved.
CWS built
Jamaican Heritage RenewalLogo Header Menu
  • Home
    • About
    • Grants and Bursaries
    • Contact
  • News
  • Projects
    • Current Projects
    • Possible Future Projects
    • Completed Projects
  • Buildings at Risk
  • Resources
    • Members Only Newsletters
    • Members Only Videos
  • Membership
    • Login
    • Membership Account
  • Events