​The preservation of the island’s rich architectural legacy is facing what a renowned expert on Barbadian architecture describes as an unprecedented crisis, with successive administrations accused of a total failure of political will to safeguard the nation’s historic built environment.

In a blistering critique of past and  present governments, Professor Emeritus Sir Henry Fraser described the current state of caretaking for the island’s historic structures as an absolute disaster.

The former Barbados National Trust president declared that national efforts to conserve the unique architectural landscape have effectively stalled for decades.