British High Commission
British High Commission is a government office in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana which is located on Main Street. British High Commission is situated nearby to Main Street Park, as well as near the government office Ministry of Finance.- Type: Government office
- Address: 44 Main Street, Georgetown
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include State House and Guyana National Museum.
State House
Public building
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
State House located in Georgetown, is the official residence of the president of Guyana. It was previously the official residence of the governor of British Guiana before the colony gained independence and became Guyana. State House is situated 210 metres southeast of British High Commission.
Guyana National Museum
Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Guyana National Museum is a museum in Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. It was established on 13 February 1868. Many of the museum's artifacts have been there for more than fifty years, like the Pork-knocker, which has been on display for over sixty years. Guyana National Museum is situated 630 metres south of British High Commission.
Promenade Gardens
Garden
Promenade Gardens is a garden in Georgetown, Guyana. To the south is Independence Park, the site of public execution of slaves who participated in the uprising of 1823.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stabroek and Providence.
Stabroek
Neighborhood
Stabroek is a ward in the centre of Georgetown, Guyana, having previously been the old name of the wider city itself, between 1784 and 1812.
Providence
Hamlet
Providence is a community in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana, on the east bank of the Demerara River, located at, altitude 1 metre. Providence is approximately 10 kilometres south of the capital, Georgetown. Providence is situated 7 km south of British High Commission.
Plaisance
Town
Plaisance is a village in Guyana between Better Hope and Goedverwagting. It was purchased by freed slaves from cattle farmer A J Watershodt for $39,000 after the abolition of slavery in 1838. Plaisance is situated 8 km east of British High Commission.
British High Commission
- Categories: building, office, and government building
- Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
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Latitude
6.81884° or 6° 49′ 8″ northLongitude
-58.16411° or 58° 9′ 51″ westOpen location code
68R3RR9P+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 401665630OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=diplomaticOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
“British High Commission” goes by many names.
- French: “Haut-commissariat du Royaume-Uni”
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Highlights include Main Street Park and Ministry of Finance.
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