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 | |
|---|---|
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 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
editThe 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
editReferences
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.