Why Great Houses?
January 9, 2010 by editor · Leave a Comment
I haven’t really spoken about what prompted the initial consideration of Great Houses and heritage sites as an area for visual exploration. As a person of Jamaican-African heritage, I have over the years spent much time on the island. Some years ago, I think 2007, I attended a friends wedding that was held at the [...]
Rose Hall Great House
December 24, 2009 by editor · Leave a Comment
Perhaps one of the most famous great houses in Jamaica is Rose Hall, in the parish of St James and around 15 minutes from Montego Bay airport. The reason for it’s infamy is due to one of the occupants Annie Palmer, known also as the White Witch of Rose Hall. She is reputed to have [...]
Seville Great House
December 16, 2009 by editor · Leave a Comment
When the English captured Jamaica in 1655 from the Spanish areas of the country were divided up amongst the captains and generals of the conquering armies. One such was the Seville Estate that was awarded to a Captain Hemmings. Prior to the Spanish, Taino peoples from South America had settlements on the area now known [...]
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