Venn's Town Mission Ruins

Originally called Venn’s Town. Missionaries ran a school there for liberated African slaves’ children landing in Seychelles after 1861. This was an opportunity for them to promote their respective faith in the Seychelles. The ruins are a reminder of Seychelles’ role in the campaign to eliminate the slave trade in the region following the abolition of slavery in 1835 and to start civilizing the children.