Jenman Clock
Building at the main entrance to the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana, erected in 1881. The clock is dedicated to George Samuel Jenman, government botanist at the time the gardens were established (around 1880) and who was largely responsible for the layout of the grounds.
"The Curator's Lodge in the Botanic Gardens is a very picturesque cottage. Mr Brummell, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Botanic Gardens, was the architect of this building which was erected in 1881. At first it served as a gatekeeper's lodge and had a board room for the meetings of the Directors. The curator's lodge has a black and gold clock on the outside of the building which was built as a memorial to George Samuel Jenman, Government Botanist and Superintendent of the gardens from 1879. The original building was the central portion of the building. At a later date a western wing was added to accommodate the gatekeeper. There is also a brass tablet on the building which was placed there in memorial to Sir John Henzon, Director of Science and Agriculture, 1905-1926.
There are plaques on the wall which were erected in honour of George Samuel Jenman and Professor Sir John Burchmore Harrison. One reads thus:
To the Memory of George Samuel Jenman, fellow of the Linnean Society, Government Botanist and Superintendent of these gardens from 1879 to 1902 to whose knowledge, skill and work the colony is indebted for the laying out of the gardens and the formation of the herbarium.
The second plaque states:
To the memory of Professor Sir John Burchmore Harrison, Director of Science and Agriculture, Government Analyst and Geologist who died on the 8th February 1926. This tablet is erected by the officers of the department of science and agriculture as a token of appreciation of his sterling ability and long and faithful service of 36 years to the colony of British Guiana.
This cottage is one of the more picturesque ones in the city of Georgetown."
- from www.landofsixpeoples.com/news602/ns1083055.html , which is a reproduction of an article by Arlene Munroe in the Stabroek News, dated August 30, 2001
Jenman Clock
Building at the main entrance to the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana, erected in 1881. The clock is dedicated to George Samuel Jenman, government botanist at the time the gardens were established (around 1880) and who was largely responsible for the layout of the grounds.
"The Curator's Lodge in the Botanic Gardens is a very picturesque cottage. Mr Brummell, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Botanic Gardens, was the architect of this building which was erected in 1881. At first it served as a gatekeeper's lodge and had a board room for the meetings of the Directors. The curator's lodge has a black and gold clock on the outside of the building which was built as a memorial to George Samuel Jenman, Government Botanist and Superintendent of the gardens from 1879. The original building was the central portion of the building. At a later date a western wing was added to accommodate the gatekeeper. There is also a brass tablet on the building which was placed there in memorial to Sir John Henzon, Director of Science and Agriculture, 1905-1926.
There are plaques on the wall which were erected in honour of George Samuel Jenman and Professor Sir John Burchmore Harrison. One reads thus:
To the Memory of George Samuel Jenman, fellow of the Linnean Society, Government Botanist and Superintendent of these gardens from 1879 to 1902 to whose knowledge, skill and work the colony is indebted for the laying out of the gardens and the formation of the herbarium.
The second plaque states:
To the memory of Professor Sir John Burchmore Harrison, Director of Science and Agriculture, Government Analyst and Geologist who died on the 8th February 1926. This tablet is erected by the officers of the department of science and agriculture as a token of appreciation of his sterling ability and long and faithful service of 36 years to the colony of British Guiana.
This cottage is one of the more picturesque ones in the city of Georgetown."
- from www.landofsixpeoples.com/news602/ns1083055.html , which is a reproduction of an article by Arlene Munroe in the Stabroek News, dated August 30, 2001