Georgetown's Plantation Structure and Historic Bui

Georgetown's Plantation Structure and Historic Buildings comprises the townscape and 19th century colonial architecture of Historic Georgetown (then called Stabroek). Georgetown is laid out in a north–south, east–west grid, interlaced with canals protected by sluices, built by the Dutch and later the British that provide drainage to a city that lies below high-tide level. The former plantation grounds can still be seen in the urban lay-out and the positioning of the canals, of which the Cummings Canal and the canal on Croal Street remain.