Chattel Houses, Chattel Village, Holetown, St James, Barbados
A dozen reproduction chattel houses in the chattel house village sell gifts and souvenirs The Chattel House was originally the design of the plantation workers home They were modest wooden buildings set on blocks so that they could be easily moved from one leaseholding to another In early settlement days home owners were not necessarily landowners but part of a tenantry system of the plantations The houses were constructed to be transportable in the event of landlord and tenant disputes The name chattel referred to the fact that they were movable property
Size: 5264px × 3500px
Location: Chattel Village, Holetown, St James, Barbados
Photo credit: © Mark Summerfield / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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