In 1885, after Barbados left the British Windward Islands, the capital of the colonial confederation was moved from Bridgetown to St. George on Grenada.

Despite a possible conflict of interests, Maskelyne being an advocate of the lunar distance method of determining longitude, the Board of Longitude sent him to Barbados in 1763 to calculate the longitude of the capital, Bridgetown by observation of Jupiter's satellites, and also to test his lunar distance method and compare its accuracy to John Harrison's chronometer, the No. 4 timekeeper.

* The Barbados Nidhe Israel Synagogue (" Bridgetown Synagogue "), located in the capital city of Bridgetown, was first built in 1654.

Following the withdrawal of Bridgetown, Barbados, in the mid 1880s, St. George's went on to become the replacement capital of the former colony of the British Windward Islands.

In a bout of excess jubilation towards the visit, authorities promptly renamed several streets in and around the capital city of Bridgetown.

The coat of arms of city of Bridgetown in the capital and largest city of Barbados.

The parish is home to Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados.

As was common under the British system, each Parish had a single main parishional church ( or cathedral in the case of Bridgetown having been elevated to city status ), which acted as a sort of capital for each parish.

The nation's capital Bridgetown, which is located within the parish of Saint Michael, may one day be made into its own district.

Born Lawson Edward Brathwaite in the capital city of Bridgetown, Barbados, he started his secondary education in 1945 at Harrison College in Bridgetown.

It is situated north of the capital city of Bridgetown, in the northern parish of Saint Peter.

*-Charleston, South Carolina ( since November 1997 ), the original parts of which were based on the plans of Barbados's capital city Bridgetown.

The little red star on the image of the island on Mount Gay Rum's famous bottle label represents the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, not the location of the distilleries, which are actually in the northern part of the island.

Grantley Adams International Airport lies from the centre of the capital city Bridgetown, in an area officially known as Seawell.

Carlisle's move gave way to Bridgetown being settled along Carlisle Bay and a shift of the capital for the island to that location.

National Heroes Square ( formerly Trafalgar Square ) is located in the capital and principal commercial centre Bridgetown, on the island-nation of Barbados.

As the crow flies, Saint Lucy is the most distant part of Barbados from the capital city Bridgetown, located in the parish of Saint Michael or Grantley Adams International Airport in Christ Church.

) is located in Barbados ' capital city Bridgetown, which is located in the parish of Saint Michael.

The Kensington Oval is a stadium located to the west of the capital city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados.

* The ABC Highway, roughly defines the boundary of metropolitan capital city Bridgetown.

Both houses sit in separate chambers in the Parliament Buildings ( commonly known as " The Public Buildings "), in the national capital Bridgetown in Saint Michael.

His 153 not out in Bridgetown, Barbados, during West Indies ' 2 – 2 home series draw against Australia in * 1998 – 1999 was deemed the second greatest Test innings ever played, behind Bradman's 270 against England in the Third Test of the 1936 – 1937 series at Melbourne.

After the World Cup Cronje was part of the tour to the West Indies ; he featured in the three ODI's and in the Test match at Bridgetown that followed he made his Test debut, this was South Africa first Test since readmission and they came close to beating a strong West Indian side, going into the final day at 122 / 2 chasing 200 they collapsed to 148.

After the Government of Barbados officially exited from the Windward Island union in 1885, the seat was moved from Bridgetown to St. George's on the neighbouring island of Grenada, where it remained until the territory of the Windward Islands was dissolved.

This was a series of highs and lows: Brian Lara of the West Indies compiled a world record of 375 against them at Antigua ; England was bowled out for 46 to lose the third Test ( and with it the series ) but then roared back at Bridgetown to win the 4th Test thanks to two centuries from Alec Stewart.

" The album was published by W. G. Cooper, who operated a photography studio in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Sobers was born Garfield St Aubrun Sobers on 28 July 1936 to Shamont and Thelma Sobers of Walcott Avenue, Bay Land, St Michael, Bridgetown, Barbados, and was the fifth of six children.

In the 1952 – 53 season, Sobers was invited to the Barbados trials for the colony's tour match against the Indian touring team at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown.

The very short turnaround between the decision to make the award and its announcement meant that the Governor-General of Barbados was not informed of the award before the public announcement, which caused some hurt feelings between London and Bridgetown.

Grantley Adams was buried in Bridgetown, Barbados, at the churchyard of the Anglican Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels on Saint Michael's Row.

Bridgetown electrician H. James Amend, who inspected the fire site at the request of a local attorney Stan Chesley a year and a half later said, " I cannot believe that any of this was ever inspected.

After not batting in Australia's Twenty20 loss in Bridgetown, Ponting was rested for the List A 50-over game against the University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI.

Born in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry Hicks and Annie Kinney, Hicks was educated in Bridgetown and at Mount Allison University, Dalhousie University and Oxford University.

He died on June 15, 1991 in Bridgetown, Barbados and was buried in the grounds of the St Lucian community college named in his honour.

A state funeral was held on November 3, 2010 in Bridgetown for former Barbados Prime Minister David Thomson.

The match was played in Bridgetown, Barbados and South Africa lost by 52 runs.

After a one day series against South Africa, he scored his first Test century against the visiting Pakistanis in the first Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados which the West Indies eventually won.

In February 1809 one Thomas Windeatt, from Bridgetown, Totnes, took over the lease of a plot of land ( a " newtake ") of about 582 acres in the valley of the River Swincombe.

Barbados has of public paved roads ; some historic, mostly unpaved railroad trail ; two active marine ports ( Bridgetown Port and Port Saint Charles ), and one airport, the Sir Grantley Adams International Airport, located in Christ Church.

When a Spanish force attacks and raids the town of Bridgetown, Blood escapes with a number of other convict-slaves ( including former shipmaster Jeremy Pitt, the one-eyed giant Edward Wolverstone, former gentleman Nathaniel Hagthorpe, former Royal Navy petty officer Nicholas Dyke and former Royal Navy master gunner Ned Ogle ), captures the Spaniards ' ship and sails away to become one of the most successful pirates / buccaneers in the Caribbean, hated and feared by the Spanish.

On May 7 2001, MAFF decided to kill the animals at two farms between Bridgetown and Dulverston because a farm worker on one of the farms had come into contact with the disease at other farms near Taunton.

This helped him work his way back into the side in 2003 and after a match-winning innings against West Indies at Bridgetown, he became a regular player in the one day team.

In the third Test at Bridgetown, Barbados, Jones took just one wicket, in the first innings, that of Collins once again, and did not bowl in the second innings, as England won the match by 8 wickets, and led the series by 3-0.

Edward Kamau Brathwaite ( born 11 May 1930, Bridgetown, Barbados ) is widely considered one of the major voices in the Caribbean literary canon.

Over the course of five Tests he picked up 24 wickets at just 20. 41 apiece, including one of the game's greatest spells of bowling at Bridgetown, where he single-handedly reduced the Indians from 149 / 2 to 187 all out with eight wickets in 15. 3 overs at a total cost of just six runs ; Gibbs ' final innings return of 8 / 38 was his best in a Test match.