Photos of Bermuda

Photos from a business trip to Bermuda in October, 2007

On the last day that I was in Bermuda, I went to the Bermuda Maritime Museum. I took a ferry from Hamilton which cut across the Great Sound instead of having to take a bus the long way around. (I assume there was a bus — I didn't check.)

Bermuda Maritime Museum

The ferry

Here are some photos from the trip on the ferry:

The captain at the helm

Here are some photos as the ferry pulled into the landing:

The Casemate Barracks and the Clocktower Shopping Mall

The Casemate Barracks

The Clocktower Shopping Mall

The Boatyard

The Spirit of Bermuda

Here are some photos near the Bermuda Maritime Museum:

The Dockyard Gate, 1842.

This was constructed during the reign of Queen Victoria.
This is the inner face of the gate, and above the pedestrian gate (the doorway on the right) is a stone with the construction date in Roman numerals.

The stone on the inner surface of the Dockyard Gate above the pedestrian gate.

The Casemate Barracks, 1829-1843.

This was built by convict labor and local artisans, supervised by the Royal Engineers.
It was built in a "bombproof" style. See the blank window openings in the top storey? This part of the building is filled with over ten feet of sand and rubble supported by thick arched brick vaulting carefully laid in a method known as Royal Engineers Brickwork. This was designed to protect the building from mortar fire, and was called a "Casemate."

The Clocktower Shopping Mall

A fountain in front of the Clocktower Shopping Mall

Repair shops

Entrance to the "Victualing Yard"

This is the area concerned with the storage, preparation and packaging of food and drink for the fleet.

The Victualing Yard

Straight ahead where the gate and the umbrella are, is the Frog & Onion Pub

The Frog & Onion Pub

This is the view from outside the Victualing Yard. The pub is located in what used to be the Cooperage.
The door to the right is a gift shop

Here are some photos of the Bermuda Maritime Museum:

Some of the goats that were roaming the grounds

Looking back at the repair shops, the Clocktower Shopping Mall & the Casemate Barracks in the distance

The Commissioner's House

Dolphin Quest inside the Bermuda Maritime Museum

Looking back toward the Commissioner's House

Then I got back on the ferry and headed back to Hamilton:

This cruise ship arrived while I was away. They were still tying her up to the dock.