Key Cultural Sources in St. Ann that no one told you about!!!
Key
Cultural Sources in St. Ann
St. Ann was the first parish that was found in Jamaica by the Spanish and there is a lot of cultural sources that are evident in the parish that will expand your knowledge of the parish of St. Ann. In this week's Blog we are going to examine the Key Cultural Sources that are found in the Garden Parish of St. Ann.
Ocho Rios Fort is located
alongside the Reynolds bauxite installation in Ocho Rios. This fort was built
in the late 17th century and was reinforced in 1780 when the French
wanted to attack the island. (The National Library of Jamaica,
n.d.).
Photos of the Ocho Rios Port
Photo by: wikimapia- http://wikimapia.org/10992804/Ocho-Rios-Fort
Photos by: jattractions- https://www.jattractions.com/ocho-rios-fort/
Cardiff Hall Great House: Is owned by the Blagrove Family in the years of 1655-1950. The Great house was built by John Forsythe the Scot Architect and is located off the main road of Runaway Bay, he had rebuilt the house that had been assembled by salve labor (The National Library of Jamaica, n.d.).
Photos of the Great House
Photo by: James Edition- https://www.jamesedition.com/real_estate/st-ann-jamaica/cardiff-hall-greathouse-11716724
Clarksonville: This
church was named by Rev. John Clark a Baptist minister stationed at Brown’s
Town in St. Ann in 1835, for Thomas Clarkson who was a English advocate of the abolition
of slavery in Jamaica (The National Library of Jamaica, n.d.).
Photos of the Church in Clarksonville
Cave Valley Chimney: The Cave
Valley Sugar Estate was built around the 1872 which is evident on the plaque
that is paced on the chimney The chimney was a part of the sugar factory and
took smoke and fumes away from the factory. The Cave Valley Sugar Estate
produced sugar, molasses, and distilled rum. The Towering Cave Valley Estate
Chimney serves as a reminder of the 'hey-day' when sugar was 'king' and is one
of the few such remaining structures. It also serves as an important landmark
in the community because it 'announces' one's arrival in the village (The
National Library of Jamaica, n.d.).
Photo of the Cave Valley Chimney
Photo by: Jamaica
National Heritage - http://www.jnht.com/site_cave_valley_chimney.php
St. Ann Parish Church: This
church was completed in September 1871 and was consecrated by the Lordship the
Bishop of Kingston, Rt. Revered Courtney on Wednesday September 20, 1871 as the
church of St. Ann. This church is located beside the courthouse in St. Ann's Bay. (The National Library of Jamaica, n.d.).
Photo of the St. Ann Bay Parish Church
The Old Jail: In 1750 the
First prison was built in St. Ann’s Bay Named the St. Ann’s Bay Old Jail, was
originally built as a fort, and was then converted into a jail and house of
correction, the jail had solitary cells, a treadmill, a separate room for
lunatics, a room for debtors, a hospital, and a jailer’s quarters. Many salves
had died there Consequently in 1795 The St. Ann Bay Old Jail was declared
useless as the sea was encroaching (The National Library of
Jamaica, n.d.).
Unfortunately, there is a
not any pictures of the Old Jail in St. Ann. So, a video is provided to display
the Old Jail as it stands today (Original living with Nasalinks, 2020).
Question!!!!
For the persons living in St. Ann how many of you guys knew about these cultural sites in St. Ann?
References
Original living with Nasalinks. (2020a, July 3). Jamaica First Jail House/Prison | History Of Jamaica | ORIGINAL LIVING Video production. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejmHTOXu3XQ
The National Library
of Jamaica. (n.d.). The History of St. Ann. National Library of Jamaica.
http://nlj.gov.jm/history-notes/History%20of%20St.%20Ann.pdf
Excellent blog...It's the first time I've learned about these cultural sources. I am so glad this blog was sent to me to expand my knowledge about my parish. As it relates to the old jail, there needs to be more published information on it , and it should be a site that is properly taken care of, preserved
ReplyDeleteand should be used as a historic site . This blog should be a guide for students to learn about and be taught about these historical or cultural sites in schools.
Thank you so much for your comment, Elaine! I am so glad that you learnt something new today. This is indeed true that historical sites such as the old jailhouse should be taken care of.
Deletehonestly i would say this is an amazing entertaining blog. whoever did this must have put in there sweat blood and tears into this because this is a wonderful masterpiece 10/10 on the details and i hope other schools could use this blog as an example in history.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your comment it means a lot I also hope that schools would use this blog in history class to educate students.
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I learn more about the parish of St. Ann and all the cultural sites I had no clue existed as I read each blog article. Thank you for sharing the background on these sites, Shania. Every resident of St. Ann is encouraged to read this blog. I loved how you added photographs and videos so that I could see these sites and maybe I can visit them one day .
ReplyDeleteThis blog was a true work of art. I had no idea that the parish of St. Ann was home to Jamaica's first prison. This blog was quite enjoyable for me. I learned a lot about St. Ann's cultural places. For historical grounds, I feel the Jamaican government should maintain this old prison building. The video that was included in the blog post is fantastic. It provided a thorough overview of the history of St. Ann's ancient prison.
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