Hurricane Gilbert
For so many of us September 12th 1988 was the turning point in our lives and businesses when Hurricane Gilbert devastated Jamaica. At Strawberry Hill we were unfortunate enough to have average sustained winds of 130 mph for 3 days with gusts up to 170 mph.
The Main Lawn looking North towards the Fig Tree.(see the site restored)
From the Fig Tree looking South towards the Old Great House (see the site restored)
The remains of the shade trees and coffee (see the site restored)
The old Guest Cottage, now the site of BirdsHill (see the site restored)
The Front steps(see the site restored)
Please send any photographs of your "Gilbert" experiences before and after to Jonathan who will be happy to include them on this page pending quality.
