Lyssons is a largely residential community located in the parish of
St. Thomas, Jamaica. It lies east of the capital,
Morant Bay
Morant Bay is a town in southeastern Jamaica and the capital of the parish of St. Thomas, located about 25 miles east of Kingston, the capital. The parish has a population of 94,410.
During the nineteenth century, the parish was an area of sug ...
, and neighbors the communities of
Retreat,
Prospect
Prospect may refer to:
General
* Prospect (marketing), a marketing term describing a potential customer
* Prospect (sports), any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for the team
* Prospect (mining ...
and
Leith Hall.
Brief history
Lyssons is named after Nicholas Lycence, who was the member for
St. Thomas in the East in the
Jamaican Assembly from 1671 to 1672.
The Lyssons Estate was a sugar plantation located in Lyssons which was owned by
Simon Taylor, who was once the wealthiest sugar planter in the Colony of
Jamaica and one of the wealthiest men in the
British Empire in the eighteenth century.
Simon Taylor was considered one of the most influential men in the parish and was member of the
House of Assembly for
St. Thomas in the East from 1784 until 1810.
[ He was the brother of Sir John Taylor, who was the 1st Baronet of Lyssons Hall.
]
Current day
The Princess Margaret Hospital is located on the A4 coast road between Morant Bay
Morant Bay is a town in southeastern Jamaica and the capital of the parish of St. Thomas, located about 25 miles east of Kingston, the capital. The parish has a population of 94,410.
During the nineteenth century, the parish was an area of sug ...
and Lyssons. It was officially opened and named by Her Royal Highness, Princess Margaret on February 23, 1955, replacing the Morant Bay Hospital, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Charley
Hurricane Charley was the first of four separate hurricanes to impact or strike Florida during 2004, along with Hurricane Frances, Frances, Hurricane Ivan, Ivan and Hurricane Jeanne, Jeanne, as well as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to ...
on August 17, 1951. It is the only hospital in the parish of St. Thomas and also serves residents of eastern Portland
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and eastern St. Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
.
Attractions
Lysson's Beach can be accessed directly from the coast road between Lyssons and Prospect
Prospect may refer to:
General
* Prospect (marketing), a marketing term describing a potential customer
* Prospect (sports), any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for the team
* Prospect (mining ...
. It was upgraded in 2018 as part of the Tourism Enhancement Fund's National Beach Development Programme.
Education
* Lyssons Primary School
References
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Populated places in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica