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The Castle, Saint Helena

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30: 38: 147: 96:, close to James Bay. The fort was rebuilt over the next several years to extend across the entire seaward mouth of James Valley and the Castle was immediately behind it to the east. It replaced the decrepit Fort House as the official residence of the 370: 124: 123:, became the governor's official residence in 1792, although the Governor's office remains in the Castle. Most of the main administrative offices of the colony, including the 93: 289: 395: 360: 321: 131:
meets in the Council Chamber on the second floor. Also part of the complex are the Printing Office, Savings Bank and the colony's archives. Only the
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Governor John Roberts ordered the construction of the Castle in 1708 on the site of the previous triangular
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and also housed the island's administrative offices. It was a modest one-
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damage. It does not have the appearance of a typical
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The Castle (Saint Helena)


Jacob's Ladder
British Overseas Territory
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Jamestown
Saint Helena
listed building
termite
castle
East India Company
James Fort
governor of Saint Helena
storey
basement
Plantation House
Saint Paul's
Chief Secretary
Legislative Council
foyer
British Empire portal
St James church
High Knoll Fort
History of Saint Helena
"Plantation House"
"The Governor of St Helena"


"Historic Buildings"

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