Spanish Town (inhabited place)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Bog Walk, Sp. Town, 1880 - 1889
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307H/18
Scope and Contents
217x133mm. View looking along the gorge at Bog Walk in the opposite direction to Y307H/15.
Dates:
1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Bog Walk, Spanish Town, 1880 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307H/15
Scope and Contents
219x133mm. View looking along the wooded gorge of the Rio Cobre, with the road running alongside. Bog Walk is near Spanish Town, the name being a corruption of boca de agua (water's mouth).
Dates:
1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Old Kings House, Spanish Town, 1900 - 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073B/9
Scope and Contents
162 x 113 mm. Showing the front façade of Kings House, built for Henry Moore, who administered the island from 1756 to 1762. This façade is now all that remains of the building, the interior having been destroyed by fire in 1925. The building is situated in the Plaza in Spanish Town.
Dates:
1900 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Bog Walk nr Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1879 - 1886
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073D/79
Scope and Contents
240 x 181 mm. A view looking along the Rio Cobre with wooded hills on either bank. For a better picture of the Bog Walk see Y3073B/18.
Dates:
1879 - 1886
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Cathedral, Spanish Town, Jamaica., 1879 - 1886
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073D/48
Scope and Contents
244 x 182 mm. A view showing St Catherine’s Cathedral, a red-brick building erected in 1714. In the foreground is a horse and cart loaded with a barrel.
Dates:
1879 - 1886
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Plaza, Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073C/3
Scope and Contents
74 x 98 mm. Showing two women with baskets on their heads walking across the Plaza. In the background can be seen various Government Offices.
Dates:
1912
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Rio Cobre, Spanish Town, 1880 - 1889
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/33
Scope and Contents
231 x 176 mm. A view looking between trees and thick vegetation towards the river beyond.
Dates:
1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
File
University College of the West Indies, Installation of H.R.H. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, as Chancellor (Colonial Cinemagazine 29), 1950-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/3/1
Scope and Contents
A 16mm, black-and-white cinefilm, with sound, showing newsreel footage of the various ceremonies laid on for the installation of the new Chancellor as detailed below (times are approximate). Princess Alice was officially installed as Chancellor on 16 February 1950 after accepting the office on 10 December 1948.0 - 13sec. [Leader].13 - 24sec. Caption reading ‘Colonial Film Unit’.24 - 31sec. Caption reading ‘Colonial Cinemagazine 29’.31 - 37sec. Caption reading...
Dates:
1950-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Series:
With the exception of RCMS 20/3/1, the cinefilms may be viewed online with the University of Cambridge Streaming Media Service at:
http://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1532657
For copyright reasons, researchers wishing to view RCMS 20/3/1, (Colonial Cinemagazine 29, Colonial Film Unit, 1950) should make an appointment with the RCS Librarian to view the film in Cambridge University Library. Email:
rcs@lib.cam.ac.uk.
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Washerwomen in Rio Cobre, Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1879 - 1886
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073D/77
Scope and Contents
245 x 180 mm. A view showing a group of Jamaican women doing their laundry on the banks of the river.
Dates:
1879 - 1886
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).