Hope Botanical Gardens

Major Richard Hope's estate was established after 1655 when the British took over Jamaica from the Spanish.

[1] Richard Hope was a commander in the British Army and received his estate due to his assistance in gaining control of Jamaica.

In the 19th century the property was inherited by Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.

According to the Legacies of British Slave-Ownership research centre at University College London, Buckingham was the beneficiary of payment as a slave owner in the aftermath of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 with the Slave Compensation Act 1837.

[4] They were initially used as a site for experimental cultivation, particularly of sugarcane, but also developed into public pleasure garden.