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Wood, music and records in Kingstown

St George’s Cathedral in Kingstown has a chandelier made of gilded wood. The Anglican Diocese of the Windward Islands describes a Georgian church with Victorian transepts and a nineteenth-century organ by Bevington of Soho; the city’s archives list postcards, stamps and photographs.

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Houses climbing a green hill above central Kingstown beneath a blue, cloudy sky — Hillside houses and city buildings in a broad view of Kingstown.Photograph: Andrew Moore

At a glance

Chandelier material: Gilded wood[1]
Nineteenth-century organ: Made by Bevington of Soho[1]
Archive collection: Postcards and stamps[2]

A place worth remembering

A gilded chandelier

According to the Anglican Diocese of the Windward Islands, St George’s Cathedral has a chandelier made of gilded wood, a circular mahogany pulpit and a brass eagle lectern.[1]

A nave and later transepts

The diocese says the nave, the lower stages of the tower and the galleried interior follow the Georgian design, while the two transepts added during 1880–1887 are examples of Victorian architecture. It lists an old nineteenth-century organ by Bevington of Soho and a modern electronic one.[1]

Postcards and stamps at Richmond Hill

The National Public Library Archives and Documentation Services at Richmond Hill list postcards and stamps among their private collections. Their wider collection index also names photographs, newspapers and rare books.[2][3]

Good to know

A few clear answers before you explore.

What is the St George’s chandelier made from?

Gilded wood.[1]

Which organ maker is named at the cathedral?

Bevington of Soho made its nineteenth-century organ.[1]

Which collections does the Kingstown archive name?

Postcards and stamps are listed among its private collections.[2]

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