Nelson’s Dockyard National Park

Nelson’s Dockyard and related archaeological sites consist of a group of Georgian maritime structures which were central to the lucrative Caribbean sugar trade which contributed to the  growth of the British Empire.  It is set within a walled enclosure on a naturally occurring series of deep, narrow bays surrounded by highlands on which defensive fortifications were constructed. Constructed using the forced labor of enslaved Africans, Nelson’s Dockyard’s location as a front-line naval dockyard facility gave the British navy a strategic advantage over its rivals at a crucial point in history.

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