Company Path Garden
Company Path Garden | |
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![]() Company Path Garden in front of the Cathedral | |
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana |
Coordinates | 6°48′45″N 58°09′45″W / 6.81260°N 58.16256°WCoordinates: 6°48′45″N 58°09′45″W / 6.81260°N 58.16256°W |
Created | 1908 |
Company Path Garden is a small garden on the west side of the in Georgetown, Guyana, between Church and North Streets. During colonial times, “company path” was the name given to a road used by the propertied class as an access road from the river to their lands. The company path, in this case, extended from the side of the Demerara River along the path on which the Bank of Guyana was built and eastwards beyond the Avenue of the Republic.[1]
In 1907, the entrance to the St. George's Cathedral, combined with the Company Path, was transferred to the Georgetown Town Council by the Government. It was turned into a garden the next year. In 1972, the was placed in the garden.[2]
References[]
- ^ The Gardens of Georgetown
- ^ "Tourist Attractions". Land of Six Peoples. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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