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Falmouth

Tharp House, Falmouth

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Rosie Dodd

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 →

Current Projects, Projects 3D scanning, archaeology, architectural conservation, enslaved people, Falmouth, historic house, museum, timber repairs

St Peter’s Church, Falmouth

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Administration

St. Peter’s Church, Falmouth Trelawny, 1796 Completed in 1795 at a cost said to be as high as £10,000, this proud cutstone structure with its tall tower and stylish ‘Gothick’ window tracery was built on four adjoining lots of land… Continue Reading →

Completed Projects Barrett, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Falmouth, Good Hope, St Andrew, St Peter's, Tharp, Trelawny

Geoffrey Lewis deSola Pinto – Obituary

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Administration

FGSJ members and supporters were greatly saddened by news of Geoffrey Pinto’s death on 16 September 2016. FGSJ Chairman, Peregrine Bryant, notes that he was a remarkable man, whom he first met at the Vernacular Architecture Forum in Falmouth in… Continue Reading →

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  • 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

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  • A Parcel of Ribbons - Anne Powers on genealogy

  • Sharon Tomlin on genealogy

  • Antony Maitland on genealogy

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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.

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