OUR HERITAGE

MAN MADE AND BUILT HERITAGE

KEY TERMS FOR THIS TOPIC

 Man made heritage (refer to page 194 of your text)

 Built environment (refer to page 194 of your text)

 Built Heritage (refer to page 194 of your text)

MAJOR ORGANISATIONS DEDICATED TO
PROTECTING THE BUILT HERITAGE OF
T&T
 The NATIONAL  CITIZENS FOR
TRUST OF CONSERVATION
TRINIDAD & TRINIDAD &
TOBAGO is a TOBAGO is a
membership membership
organization which has organizations which
a list of over 350 supports the National
historically significant Trust
buildings in the country
HERITAGE SITES
A place that has special historic,
cultural or social value, usually
protected by law in order to preserve
it

 Some sites are listed as World

Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre -
World Heritage List
Refer to page 216 in your text
SITES IN T&T UNDER CONSIDERATION BY
UNESCO
BANWARI TRACE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
 Banwari Trace Archaeological Site
http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5644/

 This is a video by the National Trust on the

Banwari Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLrtXZtN8rQ
LA BREA PITCH LAKE

 La Brea Pitch Lake

http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5645//

 This is a Video by Trini Cooking with Natasha

showing a Trinidad Pitch Lake tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64j3hGxHkyY

Refer to page 215 in your text

TOBAGO MAIN RIDGE FOREST
 Tobago Main Ridge Forest
http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5646/

 Here is a look at what the National Trust records

about Tobago Main Ridge Forest
http://nationaltrust.tt/location/the-main-ridge-
forest-reserve/

 Here is a video showing how Tobago Main Ridge

Forest looks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woU95DwM5
FY
HISTORICAL SITES
 A place that has a special historic, cultural or
social value, usually protected by law in order to
preserve it

 Historical sites can include buildings, landscapes

or places with interesting structures or relics.
SOME POPULAR HISTORICAL SITES IN T&T
INCLUDE
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
 Queen’s Royal College
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
 Hayes court
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
 Mille Fleurs
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
 Ambard’s House/ Roomor
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
 Archbishop’s Palace (HFC went here on a field
trip in 2019!)
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
 White Hall/ Rosenweg
 This is also the Office of the Prime Minister of
the Republic of T&T
https://www.opm.gov.tt/reopening-of-whitehall/
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
 Killarney (Stollmeyer’s Castle)
POSTCARD OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
FORT KING GEORGE (WHICH IS
CONSIDERED A RELIC)
RECORD OF OTHER HISTORICAL SITES IN
T&T BY NATIONAL TRUST

 The Heritage Asset Register is the official list of

Trinidad and Tobago’s historic sites that are
worthy of notation and preservation. The register
is authorized by the National Trust of Trinidad
and Tobago’s Council and is by no means
exhaustive. It is a part of an ongoing national
programme to enhance understanding and
support for preservation efforts to identify,
evaluate and legally protect our heritage.
http://nationaltrust.tt/heritage-sites/heritage-asset-
register/
PLACES OF WORSHIP
 CHURCH

PLACES OF WORSHIP
THE ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHUCH IN
TODAY’S ST. JOSEPH
WAS COMPLETED IN
1815. IT IS ON THE
SITE OF THE
ORIGINAL CHURCH
BUILT BY THE
SPANISH. ST. JOSEPH
WAS FIRST CALLED
SAN JOSE DE ORUNA
AND WAS THE
CAPITAL OF
TRINIDAD FROM 1592
TO 1784.
 TEMPLE IN THE SEA

PLACES OF WORSHIP
THE TEMPLE IN THE
SEA AT WATERLOO, ON
THE GULD OF PARIA, IS
A HINDU PLACE OF
WORSHIP. IT WAS
STARTED BY A FORMER
INDENTURED
LABOIURER. A TEMPLE
HE BUILT ON LAND
WAS BROKEN DOWN
SO HE SPENT 25 YEARS
BUILDING ONE ON AN
ISLAND HE CREATED,
CARRYNG THE ROCKS
BY HAND. HE DIES
BEFORE HE COULD
FINISH IT, BUT IT WAS
COMPLETED IN 1994.
THE TEMPLE WAS
USED TO
COMMEMORATE THE
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF
INDIAN ARRIVAL DAY.

WHAT WAS THE NAME

OF THIS LABOURER?
WHY WAS THEIS
CONTRIBUTION
IMPORTANT?
 MOSQUE

PLACES OF WORSHIP
CONSTRUCTION OF
THE JINNAH
MEMORIAL MOSQUE
IN ST. JOSEPH WAS
COMPLETED IN 1954.
THE MOSQUE WAS
NAMED AFTER THE
FOUNDER OF
PAKISTAN, QUAID-I-
AZAM MOHAMMED
ALI JINNAH. THE
DESIGN OF THE
MOSQUE WAS
CONCEIVED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE
TRINIDAD MUSLIM
LEAGUE IN 1948. THE
ARCHITECTS WERE
MENCE AND MOORE.
THE FOUNDATION
STONE WAS LAID BY
HIS EXCELLENCY AL-
HAJ MIRZA ABDUL
HASSAN ISPAHANI,
AMBASSADOR TO
PAKISTAN IN THE
UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, IN
NOVEMBER 1948
CIVIC BUILDINGS
 A civic building is a large building, or group of
buildings which can be used for entertainment,
business events or are places where the
government carries out its work.
 General examples include
 Town halls, court houses, police stations, post offices,
libraries
 Popular examples in T&T include
 The Red House
 The Tobago House of Assembly
 The President’s House
 The Hall of Justice
 THE RED HOUSE

CIVIC BUILDINGS
THE RED HOUSE
IS BOTH A
HISTORIC SITE
AND A CIVIC
BUILDING
 TOBAGO HOUSE

CIVIC BUILDINGS
OF ASSEMBLY
 PRESIDENT’S HOUSE

CIVIC BUILDINGS
THIS IS THE OFFICAL
RESIDENCE OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF T&T. IT
USED TO BE KNOWN
AS GOVERNMENT
HOUSE. IT WAS BUILT
BETWEEN 1873 AND
1876 IN COLONIAL
STYLE. IT WAS THE
HOME OF BRITISH
GOVERNORS FROM
1876 UNTIL 1958 AND
THE GOVERNOR
GENERAL OF THE
WEST INDIES
FEDERATION. FROM
1976 TO 2010 IT WAS
USED AS THE
PRESIDENT’S PRIVATE
RESIDENCE AND
TODAY IT IS USED FOR
IMPORTANT NATIONAL
EVENTS SUCH AS
AWARD CEREMONIES.
 NATIONAL LIBRARY

CIVIC BUILDINGS
THE NATIONAL
LIBRARY BUILDING
WAS OPENED IN 2003.
IT IS THE
HEADQUARTERS OF
THE NATIONAL
LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION
SYSTEM AUTHORITY
(NALIS), WHICH
MANAGES ALL
PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN
THE COUNTRY
ADJOINING IT IS THE
OLD FIRE BRIGADE
BUILDING, WHICH
WAS OPENED IN 1986.
IT IS NOW USED FOR
EVENTS SUCH AS
THE ANNUAL BOCAS
LIBRARY FESTIVAL.
 HALL OF

CIVIC BUILDINGS
JUSTICE

THIS WAS ONLY

OPENED IN 1985,
SO IT IS ONLY
CONSIDERED
AN IMPORTANT
CIVIC BUILDING
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
 These are venues where people go for relaxation
and entertainment. Examples include
 Parks
 Sports centres
 Cultural venues
 Shopping malls
 Restaurants
 Cinemas
 Civic buildings can also be used for recreational
facilities in T&T.
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
 Examples in T&T include
 The National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA)
 Queen’s Hall
 Chacachacare Island
 The Botanic Gardens
 Brain Lara Promenade