This tiny English-style ‘green’, also known as Mandeville Sq, lends a slight Cotswoldian village feel to the town center (that’s assuming Cotswold greens are dominated by dozens of people hailing taxis, selling produce and hawking Digicel scratch cards). On the north side is the Mandeville Courthouse , the oldest building on the square. Built by slaves in 1817 out of cut limestone, the edifice is fronted by a horseshoe staircase and raised portico supported by Doric columns.
The rectory , attached to the courthouse, was completed in 1820 and is the oldest home in town.
On the south side is a produce market and a cenotaph commemorating Jamaican dead from the two world wars.
St Mark’s Anglican Church , on the south side of Cecil Charlton Park, was established in 1820. There’s a lot of gothic accents, which makes it stand out from other Jamaican churches built around the same period. The building still functions as the parish church for Manchester.
