Introduction

John Street was probably named after Captain John DAVIS who is credited with the discovery of the Falkland Islands in his ship the Desire on 14 August 1592 but may have been after one of the other early explorers such as John BYRON or John MacBRIDE.  In the early days of Stanley it was sometimes referred to as Byng Street which was most likely after Henry Lycester BYNG, clerk and later Colonial Secretary from 1863 to 1870.

Fitzroy Road was named for Captain Robert FITZROY, the commander of the survey ship HMS Beagle on her 1828 to 1836 voyage to South America and the Falkland Islands.

Dean Street was named after John Markham DEAN who arrived at Port Louis 17 November 1840 as a clerk to J B WHITINGTON.  He later set up the trading firm J M Dean & Son which was a great rival to the Falkland Islands Company Ltd until he sold his holdings to them. Part of his holdings consisted of property on the corner of Dean Street and John Street. 

Arch Green took its name after the whale jawbone arch was erected.

Philomel Street or Hill was named after HMS Philomel which, under Captain B J SULIVAN, brought stores to the Falkland Islands in 1842 and stayed as a survey ship until 1845.  During the latter part of the 19^th Century it was also known colloquially as Prince of Wales Hill, after the public house situated on the site of what is now known as the Victory Bar, and during the earlier part of the 20^th Century as Con Lehen’s Hill after Cornelius LEHEN who had inherited the same property.  It was also known as Jubilee Hill after the Jubilee Villas at the bottom of the street.

  1929 - The building in front was the Government School, to the left are the Hambledon gardens - FIC Collection, JCNA

These files are not a complete representation of buildings past and present on these streets and are not necessarily a complete history but are intended to give a timeline for some of those that have been researched to date and will be added to from time to time.

 

Arch Green

Arch Green - Herkes House and Biggs House and Whalebone Arch.pdf1.12 MB

1 Arch Green - Botts House or Hannafords House.pdf846.02 KB

2 Arch Green - middle house.pdf695.2 KB

3 Arch Green - Church House.pdf488.52 KB

Dean Street

2 Dean Street.pdf267.46 KB

5 Dean Street.pdf282.97 KB

7 Dean Street.pdf900.77 KB

Fitzroy Road

3 and 5 Fitzroy Road.pdf927.03 KB

6 Fitzroy Road.pdf753.02 KB

7 and 7a Fitzroy Road - Bon Accord House and the Old Bakery.pdf636.42 KB

9 Fitzroy Road.pdf667.06 KB

11 Fitzroy Road.pdf615.69 KB

17 Fitzroy Road.pdf333.64 KB

19 Fitzroy Road.pdf506.97 KB

21 Fitzroy Road.pdf531.38 KB

23 Fitzroy Road - Stacey House or Osborne House.pdf398.72 KB

25 Fitzroy Road.pdf254.29 KB

27 Fitzroy Road - Ada Jenning's haberdashery shop.pdf519.55 KB

29 Fitzroy Road - Woodbine Bakery later Woodbine Takeaway.pdf712.28 KB

31 Fitzroy Road - Ratcliffe's Store later FI Home Industries and Falklands Collectibles.pdf831.67 KB

33 Fitzroy Road - Perseverance Hotel later David Mitchell's Boarding House or Flagstaff Coffee House later Pink Shop.pdf773.39 KB

41 Fitzroy Road - Sedgwicks Shop Jubilee Store.pdf604 KB

Fitzroy Road East

3 and 4 Fitzroy Road East - Coopers House or Dolphin Cottage.pdf491.1 KB

John Street

2 and 3 John Street - Imperial Hotel Later Lellmans Grocery and Millinery Store Government Employees Canteen Stanley Co-Operative Society and Southern Imports.pdf599.7 KB

23 John Street.pdf238.41 KB

24 John Street - Church, Dispensary, Hospital and Schoolroom later The Speedwell Speedwell Cottages and The Speedwell Store.pdf1.13 MB

34 John Street - Colonia Cottage.pdf870.94 KB

Philomel Street and Philomel Place

1a Philomel Street - Prince of Wales; Victory Bar.pdf1.42 MB

2 Philomel Street - Granny McAskills House.pdf1.45 MB

3 Philomel Street - Globe Store.pdf868.15 KB

5 Philomel Street.pdf490.95 KB

7 Philomel Street - Primrose Villa.pdf520.14 KB

9 Philomel Street.pdf1.29 MB 

 

Disclaimer

While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the Jane Cameron National Archives does not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions in these records.

Copyright guide

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Introduction

A Proclamation dated 31^st July 1849 published in the Stanley Gazette, Falkland Islands.

His Excellency the Governor and Commander in chief hereby makes known that the following Regulations will be observed and followed in the sale and license of Rural Lands in East Falkland Island.

1. The purchaser of any quantity of Rural land not less than 160 acres may obtain a license for depasturing Stock on the surrounding Crown Land, subject to the following conditions.
2. The district in which such lands may be licensen, shall bye divided into stations having natural boundaries and containing as near as may be the undermentioned areas.
3. The area of each station between six miles and 24 miles from Stanley shall consist of 6,000 acres; and on any Crown Lands in East Falkland beyond 24 miles from Stanley of 10,000 acres.
4. The nearest stations shall not be less than six miles distant from Stanley by land.
5. The holder of every license shall pay to the Colonial Government for the same a rent of Ten pounds per annum payable in advance.
6. Every such license will in the first instance be leased for the term of twenty years; at the end of which time it may be renewed by the Governor is he thinks fit and no land included in the license to be sold by Government during the continuance of the lease.
7. All applications to rent stations must be made in writing to the Governor and must set forth a general description of the ground wished to be licensed and of the site of the proposed homestead.
8. Until by the operations of the Survey Department the land shall be divided into Stations, the boundaries marked out by the individual may be adopted, provided they reasonably fulfill the above mentioned conditions of which the Governor will judge.  [E2; 251]

These files are not a complete representation of settlements on East Falkland Island and are not necessarily a complete history but are intended to give a timeline of some of the more well-known and may be added to from time to time.

 

Bluff Cove and Fitzroy North or West Bluff Cove.pdf827.96 KB

Douglas or Howgate Station, Whitingtons Rincon, Piedra Sola, etc.pdf1.02 MB

Fitzroy, Island Harbour, Kelp Lagoon, Port Pleasant, Mare Harbour and Swan Inlet.pdf 1.29 MB

Johnsons Harbour or Berkeley Sound Farm, Cow Bay Station, Cape Carysfort, Eagle Point and Volunteer Point Stations.pdf1.19 MB

Moody Valley Farm.pdf1.66 MB

Mullet Creek.pdf404.13 KB

Peninsula or Government Farm.pdf368.08 KB

Port Louis North and MacBride Head Stations.pdf560.91 KB

Port Louis South or Anson or Green Patch Long Island Sparrow Cove and Port Harriet or Sister.pdf2.02 MB

Port San Carlos or San Carlos North or KC, Smyleys Village, Cape Dolphin, Elephant Beach and Moss Side.pdf1.01 MB

Salvador or Gibraltar Station Rincon Grande Cape Bougainville and Cape Frehel.pdf646.93 KB

San Carlos or San Carlos South Port Sussex Third Corral Bodie Peak.pdf852.72 KB

Teal Inlet or Evelyn Station Second Corral and Malo.pdf1.66 MB

 

Disclaimer

While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy the Jane Cameron National Archives does not accept responsibility for any errors in these records.

Copyright guide

Copies of government records may be used freely for private research and educational purposes.  If material is to be used for commercial publication, exhibition or broadcast the written permission of the Jane Cameron National Archives must first be obtained. Whenever material from the Jane Cameron National Archives is reproduced in any form or in any medium, the user must acknowledge the Jane Cameron National Archives as the source and give all document references.  For non-government records it is your responsibility as the user to ensure that copyright is not infringed and any infringement that does occur is your responsibility.