Jamestown Lighthouse through time

Accra 2011–2023 5 photos of this spot

5 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Accra, spanning 2011–2023. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

Jamestown, one of the oldest districts of Accra, Ghana, photographed in 2011. Established around a colonial-era fort and harbor, the neighborhood remains known for its fishing community and historic lighthouse.

Jamestown, Accra, Ghana 2011 Jamestown, one of the oldest districts of Accra, Ghana, photographed in 2011. Established around a colonial-era fort and harbor, the neighborhood remains known for its fishing community and historic lighthouse.

Light House-Jame Town,Accra 2012 A lighthouse rises above James Town, one of Accra's oldest neighborhoods and historically a center of the city's fishing community. Photographed in 2012, the area also retains buildings from Ghana's colonial Gold Coast period.

Jamestown Lighthouse 2015 The Jamestown Lighthouse, a landmark of Accra's historic Jamestown district. Photographed in 2015.

Jamestown Lighthouse (Accra, Ghana 2017) 2017 The lighthouse in Accra's historic Jamestown district, a coastal neighborhood known for its colonial-era buildings and long-standing fishing community, photographed in 2017 overlooking the Gulf of Guinea.

Jamestown, Accra (P1100266) 2023 A further 2023 view within Jamestown, Accra's old fishing neighborhood in Ghana. The district's identity has long been shaped by fishing, with canoes launched daily from its beach into the Gulf of Guinea.