EU: Huis bij James Fort (1966) through time

Accra 1966–2000 7 photos of this spot

7 photographs taken at the same spot in Accra, spanning 1966–2000 — 5 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A wall near James Fort in Accra, photographed in 1966. The British built James Fort in the 1670s to protect their trading interests along the Gold Coast, and the surrounding district still bears its name.

EU: Muur bij James Fort (1966) 1966 A wall near James Fort in Accra, photographed in 1966. The British built James Fort in the 1670s to protect their trading interests along the Gold Coast, and the surrounding district still bears its name.

EU: Huis bij James Fort (1966) 1966 A house near James Fort in Accra, photographed in 1966, in the old Jamestown district that grew up around the colonial-era fort and its fishing harbor on the Gulf of Guinea.

EU: Chief House tegenover James Fort, ingang (1966) 1966 The entrance to a chief's house facing James Fort in Accra's Jamestown quarter, photographed in 1966, in a neighborhood long associated with the city's fishing community.

EU: Huis bij James Fort, binnenplaats (1966) 1966 The courtyard of a house near James Fort in Accra, photographed in 1966, typical of the compound housing found throughout the old Jamestown neighborhood near the harbor.

EU: James Fort, gezicht vanuit huis (1966) 1966 James Fort in Accra as seen from a nearby house, photographed in 1966, showing the fort's position within the dense old Jamestown district close to the Atlantic shoreline.

EU: Overzicht vuurtoren (2000) 2000 The lighthouse at Accra, Ghana, photographed in 2000. Built in the early 20th century near James Fort, it has long served as a landmark for ships approaching the city's coastline.

EU: Overzicht met vuurtoren, vanaf pier op het strand (2000) 2000 A view of Accra's lighthouse from a pier on the beach, photographed in 2000. The lighthouse stands near the old James Fort district, once part of a British colonial trading settlement.