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Digital Technology and Jamaica’s Georgian Architectural Heritage

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Anne M Powers

A Talk by Dr Brent Fortenberryat the Georgian Group6 Fitzroy Square London W1T 5DX(Nearest tube station Warren Street)6pm for 6.30pm Thursday 21st March 2019 (wine and nibbles provided) Dr. Brent Fortenberry specializes in the vernacular architecture of the British Atlantic world and… Continue Reading →

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