James Fort, Jamestown, Accra
James Fort, Jamestown, Accra
Until 2008, James Fort served Ghanaian society as a prison. The fort is located in Jamestown, Accra. It is in moderately good condition.
The fort’s opening hours are 9:00am to 4:30pm. There is an entrance fee to pay (Foreigners $10) Fort James is a fort in Accra, Ghana. It was built by the British as a trading post in 1673, where it joined the Dutch Fort Crêvecœur (1649), and the Danish Fort Christiansborg (1652).
Fort James gave its name to the Jamestown neighbourhood in Accra. Located directly east of the Korle Lagoon, Jamestown and Usshertown are the oldest districts in the city of Accra, Ghana and emerged as communities around the 17th century British James Fort and Ussher Fort on the Gulf of Guinea coast. |
These districts were heavily developed by the end of the 19th century, and following the rapid growth of the city during the 20th century, they became areas of a dense mixture of commercial and residential use.
Today, both Jamestown and Usshertown remain fishing communities inhabited primarily by the Ga. Although in a state of decay following years of neglect by subsequent governments, the districts are popular tourist destinations for those seeking to see the remnants of Accra's colonial past.
The original Jamestown Light, built by the British at James Fort in 1871, was replaced in the 1930s by the current Accra Light, which is 93 ft (28 m) tall with a visibility of 16 nautical miles (30 km). |
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Until 2008, James Fort served Ghanaian society as a prison. The fort is located in Jamestown, Accra. It is in moderately good condition. The fort’s opening hours are 9:00am to 4:30pm.
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Entrance fees are as follows:
Pupils from Primary to JHS 3 GH¢ 0.50 SHS Students GH¢ 1.00 Tertiary Students with ID GH¢ 2.00 Ghanaian Adults GH¢ 5.00 Foreign Children USD 2.00 or its equivalent in Ghana cedis Foreign Students with ID USD 7.00 or its equivalent in Ghana cedis Adult Foreigners USD 10.00 or its equivalent in Ghana cedis *Entrance fees were reviewed in February 2013 |
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