Jamestown, Saint Helena
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Jamestown is the capital city of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is also the histo
Overlooking Jamestown from the south
Jamestown Valley
H.M. Prison
Jamestown Main Street
Jacob's Ladder is a Grade I listed staircase leading from Jamestown, Saint Helena, up the side of Ladder Hill to Ladder Hill Fort. The name is a reference to the biblical Jacob's Ladder, a ladder exte
Jamestown, Saint Helena
…volcanic rock. St James' Church dates from 1772 and is the oldest Anglican church in the Southern Hemisphere. Another of the city's prominent features is Jacob's Ladder, a staircase of 699 steps, built in 1829 to connect Jamestown to the former fort on Ladder Hill. The ladder is very popular with tourists, is lit at…
The view down Jacob's Ladder, looking onto Jamestown
Looking down at night
Foot of the ladder in Jamestown
From the harbour