Queen’s College
Queen's College is a public secondary school in Barbados that was established in 1883. It is a multi-racial school with students drawn from a wide cross-section of the Barbadian community.- Type: College
- Description: co- ed school in Barbados
- Also known as: “Queen’s College, St James”
- Address: Husbands Main Road, Bridgetown
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Three Ws Oval and Paynes Bay.
Three Ws Oval
Pitch
Photo: CaribDigita, Public domain.
The Three Ws Oval is a cricket field at the entrance of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies in Barbados. Mostly known for the sculpture in the shape of three large wickets that stand tall on the incline above the field, the 3Ws Oval was one of the team warm-up venues for the 2007 Cricket World Cup finals, which were played at the nearby Kensington Oval stadium. Three Ws Oval is situated 1¼ km southwest of Queen’s College.
Paynes Bay
Beach
Paynes Bay, sometimes called the "Platinum Coast", is located on the west coast of Barbados. The resort hotel Sandy Lane is situated at the northern end of Paynes Bay. Paynes Bay is situated 2½ km northwest of Queen’s College.
Sharon Moravian Church
Church
Sharon Moravian Church is in the south of the centrally located Saint Thomas parish in Barbados. It was built in 1799 at the behest of missionaries. The missionaries were from the Moravian Church, which originated in the Czech provinces of Bohemia and Moravia. Sharon Moravian Church is situated 2½ km east of Queen’s College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cave Hill and Warrens.
Cave Hill
Suburb
Photo: CaribDigita, Public domain.
Cave Hill, St. Michael, is a suburban area situated in the parish of Saint Michael, Barbados. It is located about 4 km north-west of the capital city Bridgetown, along the west coast of Barbados.
Warrens
Suburb
Photo: Inharmonicpartials, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City of Warrens, located in the parish of Saint Thomas, is one of the fastest developing areas in the country of Barbados. In the span of a few years beginning around the year 2000, the Warrens, Saint Thomas area has become synonymous with new money flowing into the country and for the development in the form of newly constructed tall buildings.
Brighton
Suburb
Brighton is a town located in the Parish of Saint George, Barbados. Brighton is situated 3 km south of Queen’s College.
Queen’s College
- Categories: school and education
- Location: Saint James, Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.14578° or 13° 8′ 45″ northLongitude
-59.62362° or 59° 37′ 25″ westOpen location code
785249WG+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 385052120OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=collegeWikidata ID
Q7269953
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Queen’s College” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “女王学院”
- Chinese: “皇仁書院”
- Japanese: “クイーンズ・カレッジ”
- Welsh: “Queen’s College”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Queen’s College Cricket Field and Masjid An Noor.
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