John Knox

John Knox was awarded a Barbados Scholarship in 1975 and Dutch Government Fellowship in 1979. He holds a BSc. in Electronic Engineering and Physics and a Masters in Electronic Engineering. He worked at Intel in Barbados from 1980 and gained experience at their facilities in the US and Far East.

When Intel closed in 1987, he joined a start-up company providing technical services, building services engineering and product development. He went out on his own in 1995 concentrating on product development mapping and modelling Barbados. From 2002 to 2007 he also taught various courses in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at UWI.

He started hiking with Richard Goddard in 1988 and lead the medium group from the early 1990's to the mid 2000's. Recently John has concentrated on documenting and sharing the knowledge he gained from exploring Barbados and research. He enjoys farming and activities associated with land husbandry.

Dukes Plantation field names 1951 aerial map & 1922 Google Earth

“These Fields and Hills beyond recall” – The Quaker biblical root for field and hill names associated with Dukes Plantation, St. Thomas

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The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Psalm 18:2, King James Version Are “these fields and hills” really “beyond recall” as our National Anthem so authoritatively claims? The fields as …

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Quaker Burial Gardens - St. Thomas Barbados

The Quaker Gardens of St. Thomas – Friends’ equality even in death

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The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Society of Friends or Friends or Quakers early burial grounds, consisted of simple grassy areas, appearing to be little other than tended gardens or fields. Graves were generally unmarked and often there were few outward signs that any burials had actually taken place. “1780 – N.B …

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