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“...I the official residence of the officer commanding the troops,
i was purchased by the local government for £3,200, and
l.the grounds, now known as Queen’s Park, which are
fprettily laid out with a lake, terrace, and parterres
[-designed by Lady Carter, the wife of the Governor
.at the time, were thrown open to the public on June
: 10th, 1909. They are within an easy walk of Trafalgar
: Square.
Behind the Park are the buildings and grounds of
I Harrison College, originally in Cathedral Square. Barba-
[ dos has several higher-grade schools, the principal being
I this college and the Lodge, Combermere, Coleridge,
,Alleyne, and Parry schools* for boys, and Queen’s
I College, the Alexandra School, and Codrington College
! High School for girls, each receiving a Government grant,
I the total amount applied in this manner being over
1 £3,000. There are also 164 primary schools for Pro-
t testants, Wesleyans, and Moravians.
Government House is quite near Bridgetown and can
I be approached from Trafalgar...”
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