Salem, Montserrat
Salem | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Salem Location of Salem within Montserrat  Salem Salem (Caribbean) | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′N 62°13′W / 16.750°N 62.217°W | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Overseas territory |  Montserrat |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,140 (2,011)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic) |
Salem is the most populous town in Montserrat, a British overseas territory in the West Indies, situated on the western coast of the island, in St Peter Parish.
Salem was evacuated on 16 August 1997, after the 1997 eruptions of Soufrière Hills on the island, but was resettled in October 1998.[2]
Beatles record producer George Martin lived in Olveston House, which is in the town of Salem, and set up the renowned AIR Montserrat studios[3] nearby on Friths Road in 1979. The studio is now in ruins, after it was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, but Olveston House operates as a guest house.[4][5]
Education
[edit]The Montserrat government operates Salem Daycare and Salem Nursery.[6]
The island's only pre-16 years of age secondary school, the government-operated Montserrat Secondary School (MSS), is in Salem. Montserrat Community College (MCC) is a post-16 and tertiary educational institution in Salem.[7]
In the pre-1997 period it was served by Salem Primary School,[8] and Salem Junior Secondary School.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Government of Montserrat and the Caribbean Development Bank (2012). "Montserrat survey of living conditions: Final report" (PDF). caribank.org. p. ES3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ https://www.paho.org/disasters/dmdocuments/EvaluatingRespiratoryHealthRisksOfVolcanicAsh.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Montserrat: A Photo Tribute to Sir George Martin". The Montrealer. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "The Ruins of George Martin's Caribbean Recording Studio". Atlas Obscura. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Gordon, Vanessa (30 December 2020). "Olveston House in Montserrat". East End Taste Magazine. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Digest 2014." Ministry of Education Montserrat. p. 2-3 (PDF p. 7-8/27). Retrieved on November 28, 2017.
- ^ Home page. Montserrat Community College. Retrieved on November 24, 2017. "Salem , Montserrat W. I."
- ^ "History." Montserrat Community College. Retrieved on November 27, 2017.
- ^ "Report of the Technical-Vocational Education and Training Reconnaissance Mission." UNESCO. Annex 1 p. 2 (PDF p. 12/14). Retrieved on 27 November 2017.