The West Indies is a subregion of North America that includes all the islands in the Antilles, the Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos. For many years, the region was heavily colonized by France, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Spain. The land of the West Indies was found to be highly cultivable and many large plantations were started by colonizers, run almost entirely on slave labor. Today the territories are now independent states, except for 5 territories that remain under British control.
The Swansea Bus Station is, you guessed it, a bus station located in Swansea, Wales. This station, however, does not resemble the little stops that we have here on campus. The Swansea bus station has 23 available spaces for busses as well as a lounge, coffee shop, bakery, small store, and restrooms. According to the website for the city of Swansea, thousands of passengers visit this stop on a daily basis.
Brynaman is a small town located in southeast Wales. There is not a ton of information on this town because of how small it is. This small town is known for its historical ruins because it is located by the Brecon Beacons National Park as well as its historical buildings. (Brynamman). This small town is mentioned in the excerpt "real Wales" when the speaker is talking about the places that are depicted accurately in poems. The speaker says, "Pete Davis' Chicken Shed at Brynamman"(Finch). The speaker thinks that the chicken from the shed is very good.
Spar is a Dutch food retail chain found in forty-six countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Spar is one of the United Kingdom's leading convenience store brands and has more franchises there than McDonald's. Spar was originally called DESPAR, an acronym for the Dutch phrase "Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profitereen Allen Regelmatig" which translates to "through united co-operation everyone regularly profits".
Margate is a town located by the see along the southeat coast of England. In the past, it was once a small fishing village, however it has grown to become a seaside resort. It is mentioned in The History of Mary Prince, in which Mary Prince accompanied the woman she was of service to (Mrs. Forsyth) to visit Margate after being with her for six months. Nonetheless, soon after, she was no longer of service to Mrs. Forsyth and was out of work.
Spar is a Dutch food retail chain found in forty-six countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Spar is one of the United Kingdom's leading convenience store brands and has more franchises there than McDonald's. Spar was originally called DESPAR, an acronym for the Dutch phrase "Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profitereen Allen Regelmatig" which translates to "through united co-operation everyone regularly profits".
Breton Cathedral is a cathedral under the Anglican Church of Wales, located in the market town of Brecon, Powys, mid-Wales. It is widely regarded as one of the country's finest buildings. It is thought to be built upon the site of an earlier Celtic church, converted into the Benedictine Priory of St John the Evangelist by the Normans and at the dissolution of the monasteries in 1538 it became Brecon’s Parish Church. It finally became a Cathedral in 1923.
The Golden Road is a trail about 7.4 miles long located in Wales. The trail features pieces of history dating back to the Broze Age and Neolithic Period.
Leigh Street is located in Bloomsbury, roughly 2 miles from the center of the city of London. Bloomsbury is in the county of Greater London. Historically, Leigh Street had existed at least as far back as the 19th century, where it is mentioned in The History of Mary Prince. In Mary Prince's narrative, it is where she first lives upon arriving in England. Mary Prince says, "After that, when we came up to live in Leigh Street" (Prince). Today, Leigh Street is a bustling urban center filled with shops and flats.
Grassholm is a small island off the southwest coast of Wales. Presently, it is uninhabited and houses the National Nature Reserve — a crucial breeding site for gannets. An abundance of marine life, especially porpoises and bottlenose dolphins, inhabit the adjacent waters. Unfortunately, the island suffers from an influx of marine plastics brought to the island by breeding gannets. The gannets mistakenly identify floating plastic as seaweed and use it as nesting material.
