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funeral sermon was preached at St. Michael’s
Church on the death of the hero. Subscriptions
were invited towards the erection of the statue,
and ^2300 was subscribed in a few weeks. The
Green was purchased for ^1050, towards which
sum the Legislature contributed ^500. The
statue, which is of bronze, and represents the
Admiral in full uniform, was erected on March
22nd in 1813. Lieutenant-General Sir George
Beckwith, the Governor of Barbados, who had
already laid the first stone of the pedestal on
February 24th, in that year performed the cere-...”
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the inhabitants of the former city, that it had to be
replaced. The pedestal vacated by it was occupied
for a time by the statue of Sir Charles Metcalfe, a
former Governor (1839-1842), also erected origin-
ally in Spanish Town at a cost of ^3000, which
was voted by the House of Assembly. It is now
adorned by a statue of Queen Victoria, unveiled in
1897, and the statue of Sir Charles Metcalfe has
been transferred to the Parade. Near the Central
Square is the Cathedral, dedicated to St. Katherine, The
and constructed of red bricks, which form a pleas- CathedraL
ing contrast to the surrounding foliage. This,
the oldest cathedral in the British Colonies, has
many monuments, of which the principal are by
Bacon. They include one to Lady Elgin, and
another, which particularly deserves attention, was
erected to a distinguished barrister and former
Advocate-General of the island, who “ enjoyed the
uncommon felicity to be unenvied by any, the
delight and admiration of all.” Spanish Town...”
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