The Dome, Montego Bay
Site details
- Status
- Declared
- Date
- 30 March 2000
- Category
- Other Historic Sites
- Parish
- St. James
About this site
Located in Montego Bay in the parish of St. James, this quaint structure with its white wooden fixed louvres and yellow brick tower [London stock] was erected over the source of the creek in Montego Bay.
At first, the Dome was simply a rounded roof or covering for the water bubbling up at the head of the creek, but soon it came to play an important role in Montego Bay's water supply.
The installation of a water pipe system in 1893, however, saw the decreased usage of the Dome, but it has proved a great alternative in times of drought.
Related heritage sites
- Barnett Street Police Station, Montego Bay, St. James
- Burchell Baptist Church, Montego Bay, St. James
- Cambridge Railway Station, St. James
- Catadupa Railway Station, St. James
