Brades Estate
Brades Estate
orBrades,
town (2005 est. pop. 1,000), interim capital of the British dependency of MontserratMontserrat, British dependency and island (2015 est. pop. 5,000), 38 sq mi (98 sq km), West Indies, one of the Leeward Islands. It is a rugged, scenic island of volcanic origin.
..... Click the link for more information. , in the N part of the island. The original capital, Plymouth, was ravaged by volcanic eruptions that began in 1995; by 1997 the city was destroyed and abandoned. A group of government buildings were built at Brades Estate, and it now serves as Montserrat's administrative center. A permanent capital is being built to the north at Little Bay.