The Nomenclature of Georgetown. AT 
Croal street—formerly known as the Red Dam from its surface covering of 
burnt earth ; takes its name from the Hon. John Croal, M.C.P., one of Guiana’s 
worthies. 
Hadfield street—called after Joseph Hadfield, Architect and former Crown 
Surveyor of the colony. Hadfield street is a double thoroughfare, formerly 
having a branch from the Lamaha Canal down the centre, which was filled up in 
recent years and an avenue of trees planted on either side, with the intention 
some day of forming an Alameda, as in Main street. 
The short cross streets in Stabroek are named as follows :— 
Manget Place—after Dr. Etienne Manget, for many years Surgeon General, 
whose property bordered on this street. 
Sendall Place—after Sir Walter Sendall, G.C.M.G., Governor of the colony 
1898-1901. 
Pollard Place—after Hon. W. B. Pollard, Auditor General and a Commis- 
sioner of Vlissengen. He is buried in the Bourda Cemetery. 
Boyle Place—after Sir Cavendish Boyle, K.C.M.G., Government Secretary 
and acting Governor on several occasions 1894-1900. 
Austin Place—after Hon. Chas. P. Austin, Receiver General, and a Commis- 
sioner of Vlissengen, son of the late Bishop Austin. 
Chalmers Place—after Charles Cathcart Chalmers, Crown Surveyor for 
many years ; died 25th December, 1877. 
Brumell Place—after John Brumell, Sheriff of Demerara, Police Magistrate 
of Georgetown, and first Chairman of the Botanic Gardens Directorate : “an 
old and faithful public servant.” H's residence was adjacent to this street; 
he died in 1881 and a Memorial Band Stand was erected in the Botanic Gardens 
to his memory. 
Winter Place—after F. A. R. Winter, merchant, founder of the Hand-in- 
Hand Fire Insurance Coy. 
Sandeman Place—after Patrick Sandeman, Keeper of the Government 
Astronomical and Meteorological Observatory. which stood on the site of the 
present street. 
These Place names were only fixed on by the Mayor and Town Council about 
ten years since, the streets being previously known simply as numbered 
cross streets. 
Werk-en-Rust embraces the old Dutch estate of Werk-en-Rust (meaning 
Work and Rest) whereon was situated, appropriately enough, the early public 
burial ground for the city, now disused and known as the St. Philip’s church- 
yard. 
The front portion of the estate was built upon soon after the settlement of 
Stabroek, the streets for the most part being narrow and congested, and may be 
termed the slum district of Georgetown, generally known as the Chinese quarter 
of the city, often incorrectly called Charlestown, which, as a matter of fact, 
is quite another district towards the south, over the iron bridge crossing the main 
drainage canal, 
