Regent Road and Street, with pavements on either side of the carriageway running east to west from Water Street to the Botanic Gardens’ entrance divides the capital city of Georgetown into northern and southern halves. Taken together with Camp Street, running north to south diagonally across, the city is divided into four quarters. The name Regent, along with Crown, Princes, King, and Charlotte Streets, reflect our subjugation to the English monarchial system, as the city evolved from Stabroek to Geoge-Town in 1812. Wellington and Waterloo Streets remind us that the victory over Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815 may have saved us from speaking French today.
The City Hall designed by Father Ignatius Scoles, a trained architect, and opened on July 1, 1889, is acclaimed to be the most handsome building in the capital. A timber Victorian exuberance, it is resplendent with Gothic revival architecture. The superior acoustics of the main Concert Hall made it the venue of major concerts and recitals before the National Cultural Centre opened in 1973 for Carifesta. The Police Male Voice Choir held its debut concert there,