Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Lesser Antilles of the West Indies)
Hastings
Historic Bridgetown & Its Garrison
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 27, 2019
1. Hastings Marker
Hastings
Barbados
You Are Entering A UNESCO World Heritage Property
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison exhibits an important interchange of human values in the diversity of African, European and other ethnicities, and the confluence of cultural practices of free and enslaved persons who created a hybridised culture and creolised architecture, over the span of almost three centuries. Its transformation from a 'medieval' port town to the mainstay of trade-based English expansion and defense in the Americas, bears exceptional testimony to the adaptation of African craftsmanship and the projection of British imperial power, exemplified in its serpentine street layout, enduring urban fabric, innovative Screw Dock and the finest brick garrison complex constructed in the Atlantic World
Signage sponsored by the Barbados Tourism Investment Inc.
Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2011
Erected by Barbados Tourism Investment Inc.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2011.
Location. 13°
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Regionally, it is one of the Lesser Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ordnance Hospital Kitchen (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line in Christ Church); Ordnance Hospital Ward (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Barbados Independence Monument (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Saint Matthias Anglican Church (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Main Guard (approx. half a kilometer away); Royal Artillery Barracks (approx. half a kilometer away); Engineers Office & Quarters (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Monument to Those Lost in the 1831 Hurricane (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgetown.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 27, 2019
2. Hastings Marker
The marker can be seen to the right with the European Delegation to Barbados building in the background.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 27, 2019
3. A view of some of the buildings in the Barbados Garrison, mentioned in the marker text
This view is a few hundred meters west of the marker, looking towards the east at the Garrison buildings.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 8, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
