Dominica Grammar School
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The birth-place of the Dominica Grammar School was in "Lagon", Roseau. It was in the building known as No. 66 Queen Mary Street, now occupied by Mr. Ashton Piper, Barrister-at-Law and Solicitor. Up to 1877, the plot of land measuring just over 5,000 square feet, at the corner of what was then Marlborough Street and Grandby Street, was vacant. It was purchased at public auction by a merchant named Henry Hamilton on behalf of his friend Alexander Robinson. The latter started to build on the plot of land in 1878.
The story goes that Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, and his younger brother, Prince George, who later became King George V of Great Britain, visited Dominica in 1879 as naval cadets on the HMS Bacchante and were entertained at the Robinson house which was afterwards named "Clarence Hall", in honor of the royal visitor. The name, however, appears to have fallen into disuse with the passage of time. Robinson probably occupied to building as a dwelling but when Government decided to open the Dominica Grammar School on January 16, 1893, the spacious stone building on Grandby Street was rented for school purposes. The property has been in the possession of the Piper family since 1924 when it was purchased by public auction by Mr. Augustus Piper. The building is said to have been extensively damaged by fire before it passed on to Mr. Augustus Piper.
