Jacob's Ladder, Jamestown and Ladder Hill, St. Helena.

St. James Church, Jacob's Ladder and Ladder Hill Fort at Jamestown on St. Helena. The photographer is looking south-south-west from seaward close to the wharf showing the sea wall fronting the town with St. James Church on the left beyond the hand operated crane on the end of the wharf. The 699 steps Jacob's Ladder was built in 1829 to provide access from the valley floor to the fort on top of Ladder Hill.

Object Details

ID: P94729
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1933-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm
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