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Review:
Located at the edge of the town of Cayon, Spooner's Estate is in many ways the story of St. Kitts and its industry as it has changed over time. Originally, the property was owned by the French Captain Paul De Brissac who, like everyone else at the time, processed sugar cane. He built a large boiling house, a mill, and a still. John Spooner acquired the property in 1720 and, after many different owners, it was purchased by Wade and Abbott, who in 1901 converted the existing sugar factory into a cotton ginnery, as by that time sugar had stopped returning its usual high profits. Spooner's Ginnery operated until 1975, when it was purchased by the government. Today the estate has the original structure and the only cotton ginnery still standing, and offers beautiful views of the surrounding land.
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