HM Glendairy Prison
Glendairy Prison, also called Her Majesty's Prison, was the correctional facility located in the country of Barbados. The prison, which housed up to 1,000 male and female inmates, was located in Station Hill, St. Michael.Photo: Kaspar C, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Prison
- Description: Prison of Barbados
- Also known as: “HMP Glendairy (Decommissioned)”
- Address: Highway 3, Station Hill
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nidhe Israel Synagogue and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Nidhe Israel Synagogue
Photo: NYC2TLV, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nidḥe Israel Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Synagogue Lane in Bridgetown, Barbados. It is the only synagogue in Barbados, and is bordered by the wider Magazine Lane, James, Coleridge and Pinfold streets, it is a part of the Synagogue Historic District. Nidhe Israel Synagogue is situated 2 km southwest of HM Glendairy Prison.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hospital
Photo: CaribDigita, Public domain.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is located in Barbados' capital city Bridgetown, which is located in the parish of Saint Michael. The hospital is the main General Hospital for the southern part of the island. Queen Elizabeth Hospital is situated 1½ km south of HM Glendairy Prison.
Combermere School
School
Combermere School is a school in Barbados, one of the oldest schools in the Caribbean, established in 1695. Its alumni include several leading cricketers, David Thompson, sixth prime minister of Barbados and other politicians, several authors and the singer Rihanna,Wilfred Wood, first black bishop in the Church of England. Combermere School is situated 760 metres north of HM Glendairy Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Two Mile Hill and Bridgetown.
Two Mile Hill
Suburb
Two Mile Hill is an area two miles away from Bridgetown, in Saint Michael, Barbados. The Two Mile Hill area was historically one of the railway stations on the island of Barbados.
Bridgetown
Photo: Loozrboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgetown is the capital and only city of Barbados. In 2026 it had a population of 84,700, about half the island's population, and many more commute in.
Wildey
Suburb
The Wildey area of the Parish of Saint Michael located roughly 4 km east of Bridgetown, it lies on the border with the Parish of Christ Church. Normally a very busy area with the ABC Highway, Wildey is one of the main convergence points for vehicles travelling either towards the capital-city Bridgetown or towards points in northern Barbados. Wildey is situated 2½ km southeast of HM Glendairy Prison.
HM Glendairy Prison
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Saint Michael, Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.10995° or 13° 6′ 36″ northLongitude
-59.60218° or 59° 36′ 8″ westOperator
Ministry of Home AffairsOpen location code
7852495X+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 515303611OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q5635113
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“HM Glendairy Prison” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格蘭戴裡皇家監獄”
- Spanish: “Prision de Glendairy”
- Spanish: “Prisión de Glendairy”
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