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Spanish Town 1875–2009 14 photos of this spot

14 photographs taken at the same spot in Spanish Town, spanning 1875–2009 — 10 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A view of the Rodney Memorial in the town square of Spanish Town, Jamaica, a colonnaded monument erected by the Jamaican colonial assembly to honor Admiral George Rodney following his 1782 naval victory at the Battle of the Saintes.

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Admiral Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town, Jamaica, (imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS11-016), Spanish Town, 1875

Admiral Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town, Jamaica, (imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS11-016) 1875 A view of the Rodney Memorial in the town square of Spanish Town, Jamaica, a colonnaded monument erected by the Jamaican colonial assembly to honor Admiral George Rodney following his 1782 naval victory at the Battle of the Saintes.

J. Murray Jordan - Adeliade Street, Spanish Town, Jamaica, Spanish Town, 1887

J. Murray Jordan - Adeliade Street, Spanish Town, Jamaica 1887 Adelaide Street in Spanish Town, Jamaica, photographed in 1887 by J. Murray Jordan, documenting the streetscape of the former capital of Jamaica under British colonial rule.

J. Murray Jordan - An Old House, Young Street, Spanish Town, Jamaica, ca, Spanish Town, 1890

J. Murray Jordan - An Old House, Young Street, Spanish Town, Jamaica, ca 1890 An old house on Young Street in Spanish Town, Jamaica, photographed by J. Murray Jordan around 1890.

J. Murray Jordan - Young Street, Spanish Town, Jamaica, ca, Spanish Town, 1890

J. Murray Jordan - Young Street, Spanish Town, Jamaica, ca 1890 Young Street in Spanish Town, Jamaica, captured by photographer J. Murray Jordan around 1890.

J. Murray Jordan - Old Assembly Rooms, Spanish Town, Jamaica, Spanish Town, 1897

J. Murray Jordan - Old Assembly Rooms, Spanish Town, Jamaica 1897 The Old Assembly Rooms in Spanish Town, Jamaica, photographed by J. Murray Jordan in 1897.

J. Murray Jordan - Square and Fountain, Spanish Town, Jamaica, Spanish Town, 1897

J. Murray Jordan - Square and Fountain, Spanish Town, Jamaica 1897 The main square and fountain in Spanish Town, Jamaica, photographed by J. Murray Jordan in 1897.

J. Murray Jordan - Rio Cobre Hotel, Spanish Town, Jamaica, Spanish Town, 1898

J. Murray Jordan - Rio Cobre Hotel, Spanish Town, Jamaica 1898 The Rio Cobre Hotel in Spanish Town, Jamaica, photographed in 1898 by J. Murray Jordan. Spanish Town served as Jamaica's capital under Spanish and British colonial rule until the seat of government moved to Kingston in 1872.

The Old Spanish Cathedral at Spanish Town, Jamaica, Spanish Town, 1904

The Old Spanish Cathedral at Spanish Town, Jamaica 1904 The building known as the Old Spanish Cathedral in Spanish Town, Jamaica, photographed in 1904; Spanish Town served as the island's capital under both Spanish and early British rule.

Collectie Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen TM- The Old Assembly Rooms, Spanish Town Jamaica fotograaf niet bekend, Spanish Town, 1905

Collectie Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen TM- The Old Assembly Rooms, Spanish Town Jamaica fotograaf niet bekend 1905 The Old Assembly Rooms in Spanish Town, Jamaica, photographed around 1905; the building held part of Jamaica's colonial government administration.

The Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town, Jamaica 1914, Spanish Town, 1914

The Rodney Memorial, Spanish Town, Jamaica 1914 1914 The Rodney Memorial in Spanish Town, Jamaica, photographed in 1914; the monument honors Admiral George Rodney and stands in the town's historic square.

Spanish Town, Jamaica, Spanish Town, 2003

Spanish Town, Jamaica 2003 Spanish Town, Jamaica's colonial-era capital until 1872, when the seat of government moved to Kingston, photographed in 2003.

Spanish Town, Jamaica Architecture, Spanish Town, 2003

Spanish Town, Jamaica Architecture 2003 Historic architecture in Spanish Town, Jamaica, once the island's colonial capital, photographed in 2003.

Rodney monument 2008 The monument to Admiral George Rodney in Spanish Town, Jamaica's former colonial capital, erected to commemorate his 1782 naval victory at the Battle of the Saintes, seen here in 2008.

St. Jago de la Vega 2009 A 2009 photograph of Spanish Town, Jamaica, historically known by its Spanish name St. Jago de la Vega, the colonial-era capital of the island under Spanish and later British rule.