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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.

The Dome