This bustling cobbled square is named for Samuel Sharpe (1801–32), national hero and leader of the 1831 Christmas Rebellion. At the square’s northwest corner is the National Heroes Monument , a bronze statue of Paul Bogle and Sam Sharpe, Bible in hand, speaking to three admirers. Nearby is the Cage , a tiny brick building built in 1806 as a lockup.
The statue is the work of Jamaican artist Kay Sullivan and has an appealing rawness to it. The Cage was originally built of wood, but unruly prisoners damaged it so much it was remodeled in stone. It now serves as a souvenir shop.
