A badly mauled section of Port Royal which suffered irreparable loss on Friday, August 17, 1951, after Hurricane Charlie demolished almost the entire town.
This pile of debris was once one of the fine homes on Bowden Estate, St Thomas. Now only the deep shadows of its cellars hold a memory of its former splendour, after the passage of Hurricane Charlie in August 1951.
The Spanish Town courthouse became home to hundreds of homeless persons after the passage of Hurricane Charlie in August 1951.
The Morant Bay courthouse suffered greatly from Hurricane Charlie. The whole upper floor of the old building and the brick columns of the main stairway entrance were wrecked. The Parochial Board offices downstairs escaped much damage.
Blurb: Hurricane Charlie left hundreds homeless across Jamaica. Several communities were left completely destroyed. It has been listed as one of the most devastating natural disasters to have hit the island.
