Your
TOUR will commence at
THE Jetty Visitor Centre and take you along to Christ Church Cathedral, where you will have an opportunity to take
A look inside and see
THE fabulous coloured glass windows and learn
A little about
THE History
OF THE Church.
On departing
THE Cathedral, you will continue along Ross Road, past
THE Whalebone Arch.
THE arch and
THE plot
OF land were presented "to
THE Government by
THE Falkland Islands Company Limited to commemorate
THE centenary
OF THE Colony as
A British Possession 1833-1933".
It is on towards
THE world famous Upland Goose Hotel.
THE Upland Goose - originally known as
THE Eagle Inn - has changed
A great deal since it was built in 1856.
THE 18 rooms have been extensively renovated and most rooms have en-suite facilities. Opposite
THE Upland Goose Hotel is Victory Green. On Victory Green you can see
THE mizzenmast from
THE SS Great Britain. You will then pass St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church and continue up Barrack Street past
THE Tabernacle,
THE United Free Church.
You will then be taken to Nutt Cartmell Cottage on Pioneer Row. This refurbished property is one
OF THE earliest residential buildings in Stanley.
THE 1849 house was one
OF 30 kits sent from Britain to house
A detachment
OF military "pensioners" who came to settle
THE Islands. It has evolved over
THE years in
A typically Falklands way and this is reflected in
THE refurbishment.
You will then head back to Ross Road to see
THE 1982 War Memorial. This Liberation Monument is
A tribute to
THE 255 British troops who gave their lives in 1982. Your guide will explain to you why Britain and
Argentina went to war in
THE 20th Century to settle
A decades-long dispute about ownership
OF THE remote Falkland Islands.
Continuing west along
THE water's edge, where you may see an abundance
OF wildlife, you will pass Government House, where building work began in 1845, although it was 1859 before
THE first Governor took up residence.
THE centre portion
OF Government House was
THE original building, which has been added to over
THE years.
Past Government House, you wil see
THE First World War memorial - this commemorates
THE Battle
OF THE Falklands fought on December 8th 1914, and an annual parade is held to commemorate
THE event.
Looking up
THE harbour you will pass an impressive hulk built in 1849 -
THE Jhelum was
A British wooden barque which met her fate coming around Cape Horn. She was condemned in Stanley in 1870.
Your
TOUR ends at
THE Museum on Holdfast Road. Here you will have an opportunity to look around at
A leisurely pace.
THE Museum Staff will certainly welcome you and
A visit to
THE Falklands is not complete without
A TOUR OF this fascinating Museum.
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