The Destruction of Devon House Court Yard


There was never an issue with the historical heritage site Devon House. What we have however is an issue with the people of Jamaica. Jamaica is overpopulated with too many shallow semi-literate, ignorant simpleminded people, who know the price of everything and the true value of nothing. In their eyes, concrete is seen as progress, as they overcompensate for various life traumas and lack of intelligence.

Preserving our historical sites does not mean bulldoze it and concrete it over, that is not preserving but destroying the historical and heritage nature of the site. When it comes to historical sites, we are trying to freeze that moment in time. We are trying to take people on a journey through time. Old original historical heritage sites are supposed to be old and out of date by nature, you colossal semi-literate, ignorant muppets! 

That is why in most developed countries it is almost impossible to make changes to historical sites, the process is long and hard. In places like the UK, these sites are given grades, example listed as Grade-1 or Grade-2. Primarily, listed buildings will be those which are of special historical, cultural, or architectural interest or those which are of national importance and have been deemed to be worth protecting. What is the purpose of having an Historical Heritage site if you are going to modernize it? I swear you people are dumber than a bag of river rocks. Bulldozing the grounds of Devon House and then paving it over with concrete is NOT protecting it. 

The Tourism Ministry and stake holder do not care about the Environment, History or Heritage, they are not looking at this from that viewpoint, so concreting is not a problem for them. No other entity in Jamaica, destroyed more of our environment by pouring concrete on our greenspace than the Jamaica Tourist Board. One of my favorite pastimes was driving along the coastline enjoying the views and feeling the cool Caribbean breeze. These days, our coastline is littered with over-the-top concrete compound resorts, cutting off all access. One can drive for miles and all one sees are walls with brief glimpses of the sea in between the compounds if you are driving slow.


Work was done to the leaning tower of Pisa to stabilize it. In this case it was best to sure up the structure using modern techniques because it was at risk of falling. Restoration work was done to the Colosseum because it was deteriorating after being exposed to the elements for so many centuries. I have no problem with work being done to save and restore artifacts. I have a problem when saving and restoring was NOT required, the grass was perfectly fine, the courtyard was natural and organic and breaths life. It did not require concreting! 

According to tourism minister, the aim of the project is to reposition and repurpose the courtyard area for a better dinning and shopping experience. This is a cosmetic renovation so people can have their cocktails and keep party. Making the concrete attractive is not the issue here, nature and heritage is.








Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2023 at 6:01 AM

    Shameful, short sighted & an eyesore

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2023 at 9:33 AM

    Terrible what they are doing to Devon House

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