Chapter 11 The Development of Famagusta Harbor during the British Colonial Period (1878–1960)
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Abstract
The architectural development of the harbor of Famagusta during the British colonial period (1878-1960) is explored using documents from the Colonial Secretary’s archive as its predominant resource. The chapter assesses the legal framework for the development of harbor facilities and traces back the discussions held among various bodies of the colonial administration concerning economy, trade, and the protection and conservation of cultural heritage. Besides these decision-making processes concerning the enlargement of Famagusta’s harbor, the research also concentrates on the details of physical (architectural) changes, as these changes are traceable in official and nonofficial plans, and on the actual and expected effects of changes on ancient monuments, specifically on the fortification of Famagusta’s old town and its glacis. The physical condition of the harbor is discussed under the categories “harbor works,” “transportation works” and “new buildings,” while the chronological development is broken down into an early phase (1878-1918), intensive improvement phase (1919-1938) and late phase (1939-1960). The available data about the development of Famagusta Harbor demonstrate a balance of administrative decisions in relation to aspects of economy, trade and cultural heritage.