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Country Pond
Country Pond was once an elegant spot in St. John’s. This early image is from Trelawney Wentworth’s West India Sketchbook (1834). Note the early version of the Cathedral in the background, before the 1843 earthquake.
A colourized image of Country Pond, with the Anglican Cathedral and the Methodist Church in the background, in the early 1900s. Note the upper pond, since removed.
A later picture of Country Pond with the Bishop Mather Schoolroom on the right.
