Layou (river)
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Clearing away river debris, New Wall Works, May/Aug. 1896, 1896
99x76mm. Showing two labourers standing beside debris on the bank of the Layou River.
Clearing away river debris, New Wall Works, May/Aug. 1896, 1896
102x78mm.
Ferry across Layou River, 1900
240 x 181mm. A view showing Dominicans crossing the river by means of a rope ferry. The Layou, which flows into the sea on the west coast of Dominica north of Roseau, is the largest river in the island.
Hillsboro' Works from house, 1896 - 1897
155x108mm. View looking down onto the estate factory with the Layou River beyond.
[Layou Bridge, Dominica], 1900 - 1903
160 x 107 mm. A view from the side of the iron girder bridge completed in 1903 and crossing the river near the village of Layou. The ironwork for the bridge had been imported as early as 1888 or 1889, but inadequate funds had prevented its erection.
[Layou Bridge, Dominica], 1900 - 1903
154 x 110 mm. A view looking along the partially completed bridge.
Layou River, Hillsboro' Estate , May 1896, 1896
98x73mm. General view looking along the river, with steep wooded hills on the further side.
Layou River looking east, Hillsboro', May 1896, 1896
76x90mm.
New River Wall, May 1896, pile driving, 1896
77x101mm. Showing a group of labourers working a pile driver in the construction work on a new river wall along the Layou River.
River Layou mouth, 1896 - 1897
75x77mm.
River Layou mouth, cane pieces, May 1896, Hillsboro' Estate, Dominica, 1896
102x74mm. View from a hillside looking out over parcels of land planted out with sugar, towards the mouth of the River Layou.
Upper reaches of the Layou, Dominica, 1897, 1897
148x201mm. View looking along a heavily wooded gorge of the Layou River.