North Street and North Road, Georgetown

Image 01 - North Street looking from High Street (1920)

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Asylum Road, Berbice

Image 01 - Asylum Road, Berbice (1907)

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[image 01] - The Berbice Gazette Store, Berbice, British Guiana

Vlissengen Road, Georgetown

Image01 - Vlissengen Road, Georgetown (1940)

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Croal Street, Georgetown

In 1835 the Scotsman John Croal served as the Commissioner of Compensation of the Slavery Bill. In 1834 he became the first Mayor of Georgetown and Croal Street is named in his honor. In 1838 he was the joint owner (with Peter Rose) of five plantations. John Croal died on 15th May 1853 and was buried at the Bourda Cemetery. The image shows a scene from Croal Street in 1910 British Guiana.



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The Ox as a Beast of Burden

The ox (also called a bullock) was used in British Guiana to pull the sugar punts and plow the rice fields. The ox is usually a castrated male cattle since it is easier to control. A bull is a cattle that has not been castrated. These animals are well maintained since they are a tool for income, and since the Laws of British Guiana (1866) stipulated that stray animals found trespassing on private property can be taken to the nearest Pound and only released if a fine of 48 cents is paid by the animal owner to the property owner. The image shows an ox on the roadside of 1900s British Guiana.



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Road Scene, Georgetown, British Guiana

The neighbourhoods in Georgetown were for the most part well-maintained and organized in the 1900s. There were neat homes and many of the roads were lined with trees. Children would use the roads to play and the trees provided shade from the hot tropical sun. The image shows a typical road scene in 1908 British Guiana.



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La Penitence Road, Georgetown

La Penitence Road is a section of the Georgetown street network that passes infront of the La Penitence Market. This entire area was plantation La Penitence once owned by Pierre Louis de Saffon from which Saffon street got its name. La Penitence means "state of feeling sorrow or regret" and comes from the story that de Saffon killed his brother in France and fled to Demerara in a state of sorrow. Punt Trench dam separated Plantation La Penitence from Plantation Albouys (from which the name Albouystown was derived).

Image 01 - La Penitence Road people and traffic (1910)

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Roadside on a Sugar Plantation

The plantation workers lived in well-maintained villages and engaged in subsistence farming that included a significant livestock component. The image below shows a roadside scene on a sugar plantation in British Guiana in 1900.



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