own ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁city ▁of ▁all ▁British ▁poss essions ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁e aster ly ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Library ▁Service ▁of ▁Barb ados ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Br idget own . ▁The ▁main ▁branch ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁Col er idge ▁Street , ▁in ▁a ▁cor al - stone ▁building , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Renaissance . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁city ▁of ▁its ▁size , ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Br idget own ▁area ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁several ▁pr estig ious ▁educational ▁institutions . ▁The ▁city ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁camp uses ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁sub urb ▁of ▁C ave ▁Hill . ▁The ▁campus ▁s its ▁on ▁a ▁bl uff ▁offering ▁views ▁of ▁Br idget own ▁and ▁its ▁port . ▁The ▁Barb ados ▁Community ▁College ▁is ▁located ▁three ▁miles ▁( 5   km ) ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Business ▁District ▁in ▁a ▁sub urb ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁I vy ", ▁while ▁the ▁spraw ling ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁Samuel ▁Jack man ▁Pres cod ▁Poly techn ic ▁is ▁located ▁just ▁beyond ▁the ▁eastern ▁limits ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁a ▁sub urb ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁P ine ". ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁city ▁houses ▁such ▁distinguished ▁secondary ▁schools ▁as ▁Harrison ▁College , ▁Com ber m ere ▁and ▁The ▁St . ▁Michael ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Br idget own ▁also ▁played