Morant Bay Courthouse
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morant Bay Courthouse canonical | 5 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George William Gordon
ⓘ
Governor Edward John Eyre ⓘ
surface form:
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 Heroes Park, Kingston, Jamaica
ⓘ
surface form:
National Heritage Site of Jamaica
|
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
British colonial period in Jamaica
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Parish Courts of Jamaica
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Thomas Parish Court
|
| knownFor | Morant Bay Rebellion ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Morant Bay ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
St. Thomas Parish, Jamaica
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.