Morant Bay Courthouse

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courthouse heritage site historic building

Morant Bay Courthouse is a historic Jamaican courthouse best known as the site of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion, a pivotal event in the island’s colonial history.

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	courthouse → heritage site → historic building →
architecturalStyle	Georgian architecture →
associatedWith	George William Gordon → Governor Edward Eyre → Paul Bogle →
category	Buildings and structures in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica → Courthouses in Jamaica → Historic sites in Jamaica →
coordinateLocation	17.881°N 76.409°W →
country	Jamaica →
culturalHeritageOf	Jamaica →
eventLocationFor	trial and execution proceedings following Morant Bay Rebellion →
hasHeritageDesignation	National Heritage Site of Jamaica →
hasHistoricalPeriod	British colonial era in Jamaica →
hasPart	courtroom → steps → verandah →
heritageDesignationBy	Jamaica National Heritage Trust →
imageSubject	photographs of Morant Bay Rebellion memorials →
inception	19th century →
jurisdiction	Saint Thomas Parish Court →
knownFor	Morant Bay Rebellion →
locatedIn	Morant Bay →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica →
locatedOn	island of Jamaica →
materialUsed	brick → masonry →
namedAfter	Morant Bay →
nearbyFeature	Morant Bay town square → Paul Bogle statue →
ownedBy	Government of Jamaica →
partOf	historic centre of Morant Bay →
proximityTo	Morant Bay Parish Church →
significance	key site in Jamaican colonial history → symbol of resistance against colonial rule in Jamaica →
significantEvent	Morant Bay Rebellion →
touristAttraction	true →
usedFor	judicial proceedings → parish court →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica →	hasHeritageSite
Saint Thomas Parish →	hasHistoricalSite
Morant Bay →	hasLandmark