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Olveston is a village on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.

Olveston
Village
Olveston
Map showing location of Olveston
Coordinates: 16°45′14.72″N 62°13′38.69″W
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Overseas territoryMontserrat
ParishSaint Peter Parish
Area
 • Urban
0.31 sq mi (0.79 km2)
Elevation
184 ft (56 m)
Population
 (2011)
 • Village292

The settlement was created as a plantation, one of two on Montserrat which were bought by Joseph Sturge (1793–1859) to demonstrate that slavery was unnecessary.[1]

Beatles record producer George Martin lived in Olveston House, which is in the town of Salem, and set up the renowned AIR Montserrat studios[2] nearby on Friths Road in 1979. The studio is now in ruins, after it was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1979, but Olveston House operates as a guest house.[3][4]


References


  1. "Aust Parish". Olveston and Aust. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. "Montserrat: A Photo Tribute to Sir George Martin". The Montrealer. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. "The Ruins of George Martin's Caribbean Recording Studio". Atlas Obscura. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. Gordon, Vanessa (30 December 2020). "Olveston House in Montserrat". East End Taste Magazine. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

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