Angelo Bissessarsingh
McLeod House, Chase Village, Trinidad
Perhaps THE most magnificent building of its time (1868) it was built by W.J McLeod around 1868 (a bell cast for the house , and its custom crockery/silverware bear this date. His son, Norman, was an officer in the British East India regiment, serving in both WWI and WWII. Norman became an alcoholic later in life and was delusionary. He converted to Hindusim, and redecorated his house with concrete facades depicting many Indian motifs, including an eerie mandir under the house itself. Norman became convinced that the daughter of his yardboy, Sita, was the reincarnation of his dead mother. He died in 1965, leaving the house to the yardboy’s family, who have done away with the gardens , but have preserved the immense treasure of furniture and priceless artifacts within. Part of the house as collapsed and other portions may soon follow if not preserved.
McLeod House, Chase Village, Trinidad
Perhaps THE most magnificent building of its time (1868) it was built by W.J McLeod around 1868 (a bell cast for the house , and its custom crockery/silverware bear this date. His son, Norman, was an officer in the British East India regiment, serving in both WWI and WWII. Norman became an alcoholic later in life and was delusionary. He converted to Hindusim, and redecorated his house with concrete facades depicting many Indian motifs, including an eerie mandir under the house itself. Norman became convinced that the daughter of his yardboy, Sita, was the reincarnation of his dead mother. He died in 1965, leaving the house to the yardboy’s family, who have done away with the gardens , but have preserved the immense treasure of furniture and priceless artifacts within. Part of the house as collapsed and other portions may soon follow if not preserved.