Casemates* prison, Bermuda - a photo on Flickriver

Casemates* prison, Bermuda

At the western end of Bermuda is an area called Dockyard which was formerly the Royal Naval dockyard and has now evolved into an arts / crafts / sailing and tourism centre. Overlooking the road entrance to Dockyard is this rather grim disused prison. It was originally built around 1840 as military barracks for the Royal Marines, by convicts shipped over from Britain who lived in squalid conditions aboard prison ships. The walls are several feet thick and the roof was of advanced design* to defend it against potential naval bombardment. Because of its secure boundaries it later became Bermuda's prison but the plan is for it now to be converted into a museum and exhibition centre.

I was pleased to capture its history-laden character before the refurbishment gets underway...

*The name Casemates refers to a safe chamber in a fortress with a thick vaulted stone roof protect it against artillary attack. It was later used to describe the armoured chamber housing a large gun on warships. The Casemate Barrcks had additional "air-raid shelter"-type buildings for use in case of attack using a catenary-arched brick roof reinforced by concrete with a total thickness of around 8 feet.

Interestingly the probable original meaning of the word is "a room for drunks".

Taken in: Bermuda / Pembroke Parish / Stovel Bay (show map)

Taken on: February 18, 2020

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Camera: Nikon D7500, f/13.0, 1/640 sec, 24mm (=36mm), ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7500
Lens:	18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	24mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm)
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Macintosh)
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