Built or owned by British

Connected Sites: 56

Definition
Sites outside the current borders of Great Britain that were built or owned by British persons.

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Connected Sites

  • Old Town Lunenburg
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.10
    101
    9
  • Old City of Acre
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.24
    158
    6
    The Citadel was used as a prison (and place of execution) by the British during the Mandate.
  • Aapravasi Ghat
    Inscribed: 2006
    1.76
    79
    6
  • Lamu Old Town
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.94
    33
    5
    Buildings along sea front built during British rule
  • St. George, Bermuda
    St. George, Bermuda
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.68
    35
    4
  • Robben Island
    Robben Island
    South Africa
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.63
    122
    9
    Lighthouse etc
  • Costiera Amalfitana
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.91
    294
    7
    Villa Cimbrone in Ravello was owned and modified by Lord Grimthorpe.
  • Incense Route of the Negev
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.92
    81
    7
    Mamshit was used as a British police station during the British Mandate.
  • Phoenix Islands
    Inscribed: 2010
    1.74
    3
    0
    Were part of the British "Gilbert + Ellis Islands. The atoll of "Orona was leased in 1916 to a Captain Allen of the "Samoan Shipping and Trading Company", and became a copra plantation. Allen's lease was bought out by the British government in 1938." (Wiki)
  • Paramaribo
    Paramaribo
    Suriname
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.38
    42
    3
    Fort Zeelandia was founded in 1651 by the British, and named Fort Willoughby
  • Victoria Falls
    Victoria Falls
    Zambia, Zimbabwe
    Inscribed: 1989
    4.47
    136
    5
    Victoria Falls bridge - The railway was built and owned by the British South Africa Company. The bridge was designed and constructed in UK before being shipped out via Beira and opened in 1905
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Naples
    Naples
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.48
    435
    9
    Villa Rosebery, "owned by the glamorous British Prime Minister Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (Liberal, 1894-1895)" (wiki)
  • Old Town of Galle
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.02
    173
    6
    The British didn't leave the Dutch area untouched during their period of rule. In particular a. "There are two entries into the fort, the Main Gate, built by the British in 1873 which pierces the main ramparts between the Sun and Moon Bastions, and the more venerable Old Gate, further to the east on Baladaksha Maw (or Customs Road). The latter is distinguished by the British coat of arms carved into its outer stone lintel" b. "The northern part of the fort is dominated by the British-built Clock Tower" c. "Further south along Church Street stands the Catholic All Saints Church, built by the British in 1868 and consecrated in 1871"
  • Matobo Hills
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.20
    45
    2
    Rhodes Memorial etc
  • Levuka
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.53
    29
    8
    represent 19th century British colonisation (AB ev)
  • Kunta Kinteh Island
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.07
    44
    5
    Fort Bullen and other constructions dating from the British colonial rule of The Gambia
  • Funerary and memory sites of the First World War
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.93
    229
    11
    "After the war, several architects were called upon to rearrange the burial grounds already in existence since the war, according to models defined by four main architects: Reginald Blomfield, Edwin Lutyens, Herbert Baker and Charles Holden." and "Overall, the landscaping of Commonwealth cemeteries follows the English garden tradition, with different textures, colours, and densities." - 48 cemeteries (AB ev)
  • Central Highlands
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.09
    134
    7
    At Horton Plains "the little cottage Farr Inn dating back to the colonial era has been transformed into an Information Centre and Museum but its colonial architecture has been preserved intact and painted in its original green colour to blend with the natural surroundings... Farr Inn was the hunting lodge of englishmen who hunted sambur, elk, deer and leopard in the whistling patanas for sport.
  • Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.25
    60
    9
    The main villa in the village was confiscated by the British army during WWII and used as military headquarters
  • FRIM Selangor
    Inscribed: 2025
    2.07
    23
    2

    Part of British Colonial Government plan on reforestation experiment
  • Inscribed: 2003
    2.43
    210
    11
    Built to British Town plan
  • Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
    During the British colonial period
  • Valparaiso
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.12
    160
    12
    Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción, a single neighbourhood planned and developed to a large extent by German and English immigrants, with squares, viewing points, promenades, alleyways, stairways and the top stations of some of Valparaíso’s distinctive funicular elevators. (Unesco)
  • Valletta
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.76
    384
    10
    Various buildings/defense installations
  • Stone Town of Zanzibar
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.42
    146
    7
    Livingstone House, Anglican Cathedral, National Museum and High Court etc
  • Singapore Botanic Gardens
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.10
    274
    12
    colonial government
  • Saint-Emilion
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.01
    188
    8
    "When Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry Plantagenet (later Henry II of England), the town of Saint-Emilion, by then fortified, became part of the English kingdom, along with all Guyenne. King John granted the town full liberties in 1199." (AB ev)
  • Royal Exhibition Building
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.31
    145
    13
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.82
    302
    14
    Grande-Sauve Abbey came under the control of the kings of England following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II Plantagenet in 1152.
    See fr.wikipedia.org
  • Red Fort
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.11
    227
    4
    contains many British military buildings
  • Québec
    Québec
    Canada
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.70
    219
    10
    Much of the Citadel is of British construction "The Citadelle of Québec is the most important fortification built in Canada under British rules. It was .. built under the supervision of Lieutenant-colonel Elias Walker Durnford. The construction of the outer walls began in 1820 and it took 30 years to finish its construction." and (Wiki) "The existing star-shaped fortifications were built by the United Kingdom between 1820 and 1831 under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Elias Walker Durnford of the Royal Engineers, and incorporated a section of the French "enceinte" of 1745. Their purpose was to secure the strategic heights of Cape Diamond against the Americans"
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.36
    275
    12
    Christ Church at Jaffa Gate
  • Nice
    Nice
    France
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.78
    354
    5
    Promenade des Anglais - "the English proposed that they could work on the construction of a walkway (chemin de promenade) along the sea. It was funded by the Reverend Lewis Way and members of Holy Trinity Anglican Church." (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Mountain Railways of India
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.42
    84
    8
  • Monticello
    Monticello
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.22
    163
    12
    First occupied in 1770 when Jefferson was still British!
  • Lushan National Park
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.92
    54
    3
    Meilu Villa built by Lord Lannoze in 1903
    See www.china-lushan.com
  • Kilimanjaro National Park
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.91
    85
    7
    Kibo hut built 1932 by the British 'Mountain Club of East Africa'
  • Kasbah of Algiers
    Inscribed: 1992
    2.52
    56
    4
    The church of the Holy Trinity
  • Independence Hall
    Independence Hall
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1979
    2.97
    333
    17
    Built 1753 as Pennsylvania Colony State House
  • Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.28
    443
    16
    the English Church of St Lucas was built with funds donated by one of the spa's regular guests British King Edward VII (similar English churches may be seen in Baden-Baden, Františkovy Lázně, Karlovy Vary and Spa). (nom file)
  • Forts and Castles Gold Coast
    Inscribed: 1979
    2.87
    57
    8
    e.g Cape Coast castle was rebuilt by the British after capture from the Danes in 1664. in 1844 it became the seat of government for the British colony of the Gold Coast
  • Corfu
    Corfu
    Greece
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.97
    203
    9
    1815-64 United States of the Ionian Islands (Protectorate). Numerous buildings -e.g Palace of St Michael and St Georgu
  • Coffee Cultural Landscape
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.97
    70
    7
    The Temple of the Immaculate Conception in Salamina was designed by the English engineer William Martin.
    See es.wikipedia.org
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.99
    132
    10
  • Cape Floral Region
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.40
    172
    5
    Kirstenbosch Botanical garden
  • Brimstone Hill Fortress
    Brimstone Hill Fortress
    Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.83
    76
    5
  • Bridgetown
    Bridgetown
    Barbados
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.32
    96
    7
    "As a colonial city, Historic Bridgetown is representative of 17th century English-influenced urban development in the Anglophone Caribbean. Bridgetown was built upon a street layout resembling early English medieval or market towns with its narrow serpentine street and alley configuration, and is unlike the colonial towns established in the Caribbean by the Spanish (in the 16th century) or the Dutch and French (in the 17th & 18th centuries) who utilized a grid pattern. (AB Eval)
  • Australian Convict Sites
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.66
    181
    13
  • Antigua Naval Dockyard
    Antigua Naval Dockyard
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.68
    64
    4
  • Melaka and George Town
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.00
    244
    8
    Georgetown contains numerous Victorian buildings
  • Rideau Canal
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.65
    152
    7
    Lieutenant Colonel John By of the Royal Engineers Corp was appointed by the British Government to supervise the construction of the canal in 1826 (AB ev)
  • Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.20
    42
    7
    The Humberstone works, originally called "La Palma", was run by the English company Gibbs + Co who acquired it after the War of the Pacific in which Chile obtained the nitrate area from Peru. Peru had just nationalised all the mines issuing certificates. During the war businessmen such as John Thomas North ("El Rey del Saltire") acquired these at a massive discount betting that the Chilean government (with whom they had contacts) would honour them - which they did. North then sold off the certificates on the London market to other entrepreneurs such as Gibbs.
  • Fray Bentos
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.79
    36
    5
    Originally founded and built by the German "Liebig Extract of Meat Company" in 1863. It was acquired by the UK Vestey Group in 1924 when a new plant was built extending the product range from meat extract and corned beef to frozen meat. The factory was renamed "Frigorifico Anglo del Uruguay" also known as "El Anglo". "Small brick houses with thick walls running along the river's edge in Fray Bentos form the "Barrio Anglo," a city-within-a-city where meatpacking workers lived that featured a hospital, a school, a social club and a football squad" (Wiki)
  • Island of Gorée
    Inscribed: 1978
    2.89
    69
    3
    The island was "ruled in succession by the Portuguese, Dutch, English and French". (Official description) "There were brief periods of British occupation during the various wars fought by France and Britain. The island was notably taken and occupied by the British between 1758 and 1763 following the Capture of Gorée and wider Capture of Senegal during the Seven Years' War".
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.80
    99
    10
    Glover House and Garden
  • 17th Century Port Royal
    Inscribed: 2025
    1.93
    13
    2
    Once England captured Jamaica from Spain in 1655, a fort (later named Fort Charles) was constructed at the end of the sand spit .... allowed the town to become an important port and trade entrepôt of the British Empire within a few years (AB ev)