Mavis Bank (Q497926)
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LBS-PLA-EST-12281
- LBS-PLA-EST-12281
- LBS-PLA-EST-e10909
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Mavis Bank
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LBS-PLA-EST-12281
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Statements
In 1773 a parcel of land patented by Jacob Stoakes was divided into two: a 67 acre plot in the possession of John Patterson (which would later become part of Mount Charles) and the remaining c. 133 acres which was in the possession of John Nixon (later to be named Mavis Bank). By 1808 Mavis Bank was 302 acres in size and an established coffee plantation.Some of the enslaved people on this estate w
ere sold to Woburn Lawn and Windsor in St David in the early 1820s. The estate was subdivided and sold off in lots in the early 1840s, apparently without mention of coffee growing.Blue Mountain Coffee's website states: "Mavis Bank Coffee Factory, MBCF, is Jamaica's largest and only fully integrated Jamaica Blue Mountain® Coffee facility. Approximately 1.4 million pound of green beans from over 600
0 farmers are processed here annually. Mavis Bank remains a place where time seems to stand still. It is a corner of the world where modern conveniences sit quietly amid unspoiled terrain. Where simple sounds and the slightest temperature changes are amplified. Favored by the ultimate combination of the ideal altitude, mineral-rich soil, gentle cloud cover, mountain shade and ample sunlight, the b
erry grown in the Blue Mountains take longer than others to mature. More time, some claim, for its rich flavor and aroma to develop. More time, others argue, for its signature character to evolve. All of our coffee is processed at the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory."