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Title: The pocket guide to the West Indies, British Guiana, British Honduras, the Bermudas, the Spanish Main, and the Panama canal
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Aspinall, Algernon E. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, New York, Rand, McNally & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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The first stone of the Pedestal was deposited by His Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir George Beckwith, K.B. The Beloved and Patriotic Governor of Barbados, And Commander of the Forces in the Leeward Islands February 24, a.d. 1814. Esto Perpetua ! On the occasion of the Nelson centenary on October 21,1905, Trafalgar Square was again the scene of greatrejoicings. The statue was decorated with flowers by dayand illuminated at night, and the populace celebrated theevent in a suitable manner. The Public Buildings, which form an imposing group inTrafalgar Square, are substantially built of coral rock hewnlocally, the style being a modification of the Italian Re-naissance, the open arcades having Gothic instead of theusual rounded arches. They were erected from the designsof Mr. J. F. Bourne, Superintendent of Public Works, andopened in 1874. In the western wing, which is divided fromthe eastern by a drive studded with palms and othertropical trees, are shown the Council and Assembly rooms.
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