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COSMOPOLITAN

ImageFalmouth, Trelawny had five newspapers and was important for the production of sugar. Now the sugar money is long gone, but many of the original Georgian style buildings remained, some in ruins, others masterfully restored to their former glory.

Slowly the town is being restored, one building at a time. Most residents expect that in the near future their town will once again be the most fashionable and cosmopolitan town in the Caribbean.

BAPTIST MANSE

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The Baptist Manse in Falmouth.
The Baptist Manse on Market Street, was built in 1798. The Manse is a beautiful building with finely crafted stonework and a wooden staircase. It has been tastefully restored and is currently used as an exhibition hall and offices.


FALMOUTH WATER RESERVOIR

The Falmouth Water Company built a Persian Water Wheel on the near by Martha Brae river.

The water wheel scooped up hundreds of gallons of water, sending it via metal pipes to the reservoir in the centre Falmouth. Water travelled from the reservoir into buildings around the town.

RAFTING ALONG THE MARTHA BRAE RIVER!

Enjoy one of Falmouth best loved attraction, rafting down the Martha Brae River, Trelawny's longest waterway, its cool! Travel down the river and enjoy one of Jamaica's most famous rivers.

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The Martha Brae River, you can almost feel the fresh river waters.
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KNIBB MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH

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Knibb Baptist Church, at the corner of George and King Street in Falmouth, Trelawney.
Knibb Memorial Baptist Church was built in1844, but destroyed by fire in 1944 and later rebuilt in 1948. This building is located at the corner of Kings and George Street in Falmouth. This building has served as a centre for those professing the Baptist faith in the North Eeastern parts of Jamaica, for almost two Centuries.

During the nineteenth century Knibb Memorial Baptist Church was at the forefront of the abolitionist movement in Jamaica.

They focused most of their efforts in the parish of Trelawny, because it had more slaves than any other parish on the island.

BARRETT HOUSE

Barrett House at 1 Market Street, built in 1799 was one of Falmouth’s many houses of the Georgian design. Considered to be dangerous to the public.

Although many houses of the Georgian period were built from cut stone, the Barrett House was built from Tabby Blocks which is a mixture of sand, seashells, lime and water in roughly equal amount. The Barrett house is not particularly large but has a very interesting architectural detail. In 2001 the building was partially demolished by the parish council, because it was considered to be dangerous to the public.
 
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