The view on 17 February 2012 from Immaculate Conception Cathedral.
Parliament House on Church Street.

York House, also known as Parliament House, was a landmark in St. George's and the home of the Parliament of Grenada from the 19th century until it was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.[1] It was replaced by the New Parliament Building in 2010.[2]

History

The building was built in the 1770s and was named after the Duke of York who visited Grenada in the eighteenth century.[3][4]

Queen Elizabeth II visited the Parliament in 1985.[5]

References

  1. "Grenada Opens New Parliament Building". Caribbean Journal. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. Straker, Linda (2018-06-21). "New Parliament building officially opened". NOW Grenada. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. "CLEANING OF YORK HOUSE – The Willie Redhead Foundation". Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  4. Today, The New (2019-12-13). "Cleaning of York House". The New Today. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  5. "Queen says invasion of Grenada showed vulnerability of small states". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2022-09-07.

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