Nelson's Dockyard |
Welcome sign at the entrance to Nelson's Dockyard. Click on images to enlarge. |
Along the waterfront is this large anchor with the flag of Antigua flying next to it. |
This is the dockyard museum where I spent most of my time. |
From the second floor of the museum you can see the water and to the right you can see part of one of the fortifications. |
This is the Admiral's Inn and Gunpowder Suite with gardens. |
An overall view of the Museum and surrounding buildings |
From the Museum I could see the Dockyard Bakery which bore the sign, above the door, with the words "for the finest bread, cakes and pastry. |
I just loved the beautiful palm trees all over the dockyard. |
Custom's and Immigration area at the dockyards. |
This is the Seaman's Galley which was built in 1778. Sailors used the kitchen when they were in harbour careening their ships. It was dismantled in the 1820s, but rebuilt in 1858. |
This is a memorial to King George V whose reign was 1911 to 1936. He served in the West Indies on this station. |
My friend Jere enjoyed sitting and thinking of his time in the U.S. Navy in the mid-1960s. I'm sure this trip to the dockyards brought back many memories. |
A view from Shirley Heights which is on a bluff about a half-mile away. |
Another final view of the dockyards. |
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