Today, the Governor of Montserrat resides in the Government House in Woodlands. The previous Government House was located in Plymouth, and like the rest of the island’s capital, got inundated by pyroclastic flows and lahars during Soufrière Hills eruption.
A rich past: The Government House in 1915. Credit: UK National Archives.
The Government House in 1991. Credit: Ross Barclay.
Though damaged and abandoned during the volcanic crisis, it was not entirely buried, and today is slowly being reclaimed by nature. Credit: Miriam Rothenberg. Date: 2018
Still standing: The remains of the Government House 110 years after it first opened. Credit: Miriam Rothenberg. Date: 2018
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Plymouth War Memorial18th & 19th Century
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