Travel Nelson’s Dockyard is the highlight of English Harbour. The national park is the only remaining example of a Georgian fort and the only continuously working Georgian dockyard in the world. Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2016, its restored 18th- and 19th-century buildings now house shops, restaurants, bars, hotels and a museum. Named after the British naval hero Horatio Nelson, who arrived in 1784 and stayed for three years, the Dockyard is still an active marina. Yachts fill the harbour, especially during regattas such as Antigua Sailing Week. Although you can book tours, we enjoyed an interesting selfguided visit by using a brochure and interpretive signs. The capstan replicas were especially fascinating. During the 18th century, workers rotated them to pull ships from the water to repair their hulls with copper and tar. You can still see the iron cauldrons used for melting the tar. A sign informed us that a fiddler sat on the centre of the capstan, playing lively sea shanties to motivate the men who turned the winches. The Dockyard was built at a time when European nations competed to control the lucrative, sugar-producing Eastern Caribbean islands. Generations of enslaved Africans fromnearby sugar plantations helped build andmaintain the Georgian buildings, wharves and surrounding fortifications. Nelson was here We Deliver! Wintering in Florida, Arizona or California? By Individual Driver Door to Door or Truck For more information about our services call: We pick up your vehicle from your doorstep and deliver it to your winter destination… and get it safely back home when you’re ready. www.torontodriveaway.com The Premier Driveaway Service in North America! I n t e g r I t y • h o n e s t y • c o u r t e s y 416-225-7754 Toronto Drive-Away Service Nationwide Inc. TrusTed since 1959 Yachts in English Harbour Capstan replica in Nelson’s Dockyard with English Harbour behind CSANews | WINTER 2017 | 21
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